Rapid Repurposing of Biorefinery, Pulp & Paper and Breweries for Lignocellulosic Sugar Production in Global Food Shortages

Lignocellulosic sugar for food production has a significant role to play in buildingresilience and responding to global disasters and catastrophes, such as concurrentweather events, pandemics or sun-blocking events such as nuclear war, asteroidimpact, and volcanic eruptions that could cause global agricultural failure.This study examines how quickly edible sugar could be scaled globally from the sugarplatform biorefinery and a brewery by a sub-unit component comparison of the NRELBiochemical Sugar Model. We show that 45% of the world’s current sugar demandcould be produced by repurposing the world’s pulp & paper mills after 5 monthsthrough constructing 24/7. This was estimated to reduce the time of construction to32% of the expected time at an increased cost of 1.5 times, meaning sugar productionwould begin after 5 months at a retail cost of $2.40/kg.

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Overview of Bee Pollination and Its Economic Value for Crop Production

Insects ◽

10.3390/insects12080688 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (8) ◽

pp. 688

Author(s):

Shaden A. M. Khalifa ◽

Esraa H. Elshafiey ◽

Aya A. Shetaia ◽

Aida A. Abd El-Wahed ◽

Ahmed F. Algethami ◽

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Keyword(s):

Significant Role ◽

Food Production ◽

Crop Production ◽

Economic Value ◽

Cultivated Plants ◽

Bee Pollination ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

Different Types ◽

Wide Availability ◽

Global Food

Pollination plays a significant role in the agriculture sector and serves as a basic pillar for crop production. Plants depend on vectors to move pollen, which can include water, wind, and animal pollinators like bats, moths, hoverflies, birds, bees, butterflies, wasps, thrips, and beetles. Cultivated plants are typically pollinated by animals. Animal-based pollination contributes to 30% of global food production, and bee-pollinated crops contribute to approximately one-third of the total human dietary supply. Bees are considered significant pollinators due to their effectiveness and wide availability. Bee pollination provides excellent value to crop quality and quantity, improving global economic and dietary outcomes. This review highlights the role played by bee pollination, which influences the economy, and enlists the different types of bees and other insects associated with pollination.

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Phosphorus: Past History and Contributions to the Global Food Supply

10.24047/bc10316 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 103 (1) ◽

pp. 6-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Terry Roberts

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Food Supply ◽

Food Production ◽

Production Systems ◽

Past History ◽

Phosphate Fertilizer ◽

Global Food ◽

Global Food Supply

Since its early rudimentary forms, phosphate fertilizer has developed in step with our understanding of successful food production systems. Recognized as essential to life, the responsible use P in agriculture remains key to food security.

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The Value of Domestic Supply Chains in an Age of Global Food Production: Producers, Wholesalers, and Urban Consumers in Colombia

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2200473 ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alejandro Guarin

Keyword(s):

Supply Chains ◽

Food Production ◽

Global Food

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Seaweeds As a “Palatable” Challenge between Innovation and Sustainability: A Systematic Review of Food Safety

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13147652 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (14) ◽

pp. 7652

Author(s):

Giuseppe Cavallo ◽

Chiara Lorini ◽

Giuseppe Garamella ◽

Guglielmo Bonaccorsi

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Food System ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Anthropogenic Factors ◽

Novel Foods ◽

Food Shortages ◽

Polluted Sites ◽

The Impact ◽

Global Food

Moderate or severe food insecurity affect 2 billion people worldwide. The four pillars of food security (availability, access, use and stability) are in danger due to the impact of climatic and anthropogenic factors which impact on the food system. Novel foods, like seaweeds, have the potential to increase food yields so that to contribute in preventing or avoiding future global food shortages. The purpose of this systematic review was to assess microbiological, chemical, physical, and allergenic risks associated with seaweed consumption. Four research strings have been used to search for these risks. Preferred Reporting Item for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines were applied. Finally, 39 articles met the selected criteria. No significant hazards for microbiological, allergenic, and physical risks were detected. Regarding chemical risk, algae can accumulate various heavy metals, especially when harvested in polluted sites. Cultivating seaweeds in a controlled environment allows to avoid this risk. Periodic checks will be necessary on the finished products to monitor heavy metals levels. Since the consumption of algae seems to be on the rise everywhere, it seems to be urgent that food control authorities establish the safety levels to which eating algae does not represent any risk for human health.

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Food security in the 21st century and in the role of biotechnology

foresight ◽

10.1108/14636689910802304 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 1 (5) ◽

pp. 399-412 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Per Pinstrup‐Andersen ◽

Marc J. Cohen

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Food Security ◽

Food Production ◽

Supply Side ◽

Adequate Diet ◽

The World ◽

Productivity Gains ◽

Global Population ◽

Global Food

Although global food production has consistently kept pace with population growth, the gap between food production and demand in certain parts of the world is likely to remain. More than 800 million people in developing countries lack access to a minimally adequate diet. Continued productivity gains are essential on the supply side, because global population will increase by 73 million people a year over the next two decades. In this article we assess the current global food situation, look at the prospects through to the year 2020, and outline the policies needed to achieve food security for all. Emphasis is on the role that agricultural biotechnology might play in reaching this goal.

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SUBSTANTIATION OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL SCHEME FOR PRODUCING LIQUID SUGAR FROM SEMI-PRODUCTS OF BEET SUGAR PRODUCTION

Известия вузов. Пищевая технология ◽

10.26297/0579-3009.2019.5-6.9 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Р.С. Решетова ◽

О.Ю. Бганцева

Keyword(s):

Food Production ◽

Technological Scheme ◽

Preliminary Treatment ◽

Sugar Solution ◽

Sugar Production ◽

Chemical Methods ◽

Storage Duration ◽

Number Of Microorganisms ◽

Permissible Levels ◽

Physical And Chemical

Разработана технологическая схема получения жидкого сахара из полупродуктов свеклосахарного производства, которая предусматривает получение исходного (концентрированного) сахарного раствора из сиропа после выпарки, некондиционного сахара и желтого сахара последнего продукта с содержанием сухих веществ (СВ) от 68 до 72. Изучено изменение количества микроорганизмов в жидком сахаре в течение 30 сут хранения в закрытых сосудах при температуре окружающей среды без предварительной обработки физическим и химическим способами с целью использования сиропа при производстве пищевых продуктов. Установлено, что в растворе с содержанием СВ 68 72 количество микроорганизмов увеличилось: бактерий с 15 до 60 КОЕ/г, дрожжей и плесневых грибов с 10 до 34 КОЕ/г, что не превышает допустимых уровней СанПиН 2.3.2.1078 01 и ГОСТ Р 53035 2008. Определена длительность хранения жидкого сахара для использования в пищевых производствах не более 15 сут. The technological scheme of obtaining liquid sugar from semiproducts of sugar beet production, which provides for obtaining the initial (concentrated) sugar solution from the syrup after evaporation, substandard sugar and yellow sugar of the last product with a content of dry matters from 68 to 72, has been developed. The change in the number of microorganisms in liquid sugar was studied during 30 days of storage in closed vessels at ambient temperature without preliminary treatment by physical and chemical methods with the aim of using syrup in food production. It was found that in the solution with the content of dry matters 68 72 the number of microorganisms increased: bacteria from 15 to 60 CFU/g, yeast and fungi from 10 to 34 CFU/g, which does not exceed the permissible levels of SanPiN 2.3.2.1078 01 and GOST R 53035 2008. The storage duration of liquid sugar for use in food production was determined no more than 15 days.

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Food Power and the Global Supermarket

Supermarket USA ◽

10.12987/yale/9780300232691.003.0007 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 178-209

Author(s):

Shane Hamilton

Keyword(s):

Cold War ◽

Food Production ◽

Linseed Oil ◽

Food Chains ◽

Development Projects ◽

Retail Chain ◽

The World ◽

Private Corporations ◽

The 1960S ◽

Global Food

This chapter discusses how U.S. transnational agribusiness corporations demonstrated U.S. farm and food power to the world from the 1960s into the 1980s. In earlier decades of the Farms Race, U.S. farmers were called upon to feed the hungry world as a counter-revolutionary project with a humanitarian veneer. By the late 1970s, politicians and businessmen were increasingly declaring their intent to rewrite the rules of global food production and trade on entirely profit-driven terms. Building on Cold War-inspired modernization and development projects initiated in the 1940s–1960s, U.S.-based transnational agribusinesses in the 1970s–1990s—including the International Basic Economy Corporation (IBEC), the former linseed-oil manufacturer turned global commodities giant Archer Daniels Midland, and the Ozarks-based retail chain Walmart—constructed a world in which private corporations, including supermarkets, emerged as the primary institutional mechanisms for regulating and coordinating global food chains.

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Actual problems in food supplying to the world's population

Ekonomika APK ◽

10.32317/2221-1055.202006091 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 308 (6) ◽

pp. 91-97

Author(s):

Bohdan Dukhnytskyi

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Sector ◽

Practical Significance ◽

Global Food Security ◽

The World ◽

Analysis And Synthesis ◽

Sufficient Food Supply ◽

Food Shortages ◽

Theoretical Generalization ◽

Business Structures ◽

Global Food

The purpose of the article is to investigate the problem of food shortages for a significant number of the population worldwide, taking into account the history of the problem, its causes, consequences, statistics and prospects for solving in accordance with existing trends. Research methods. Methods used: theoretical generalization - for characterizing international organizations and program goals that work to combat hunger, analysis and synthesis - for consideration the dynamics number of starving people on the planet and identify regions and countries with largest expanding such problem, comparative evaluation - for comparing absolute and relative statistical indicators in various aspects of the problem, historical - for structuring over time the measures taken to ensure sufficient food supply and their actual results, graphic - for better visualization the comparative statistics. Research results. Information on the responsible institutions that settle food shortages around the world is provided, key issues that need attention in the context of food insecurity are described, quantitative indicators of the global food problem are considered, the uneven nature of its distribution is highlighted, given list of the factors that deepen social and economic problems for the population, a clear link between poverty and chronic malnutrition is determined, critical remarks about the reality of prospect to overcome hunger according to the planned schedule are formed. Scientific novelty. An assessment of development the situation with the number of starving people in the world in the coming decades is made, taking into account an expected demographic changes and potential resources of agricultural production as a key sector in this problem. Practical significance. The provisions of the article are aimed at underlining weaknesses in the global food security system, detailing them and presenting to domestic authorities and business structures in order to find a balance between expanding export potential, participating in international initiatives and maintaining economical-effective agricultural sector. Figs.: 1. Refs.: 17.

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Buzz City: Bee-Builder's Toolkit

10.32920/ryerson.14655405 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ryan Sisourath

Keyword(s):

Food Production ◽

Green Spaces ◽

Urban Site ◽

Bee Pollination ◽

Urban Green Spaces ◽

The Public ◽

The Public Sphere ◽

Major Factors ◽

Global Food ◽

Global Food Supply

Bee populations are directly linked to the sustainability of our environment, as healthy bees are required for viable food production. Habitat loss and fragmentation from rapid urban development are some of the major factors that have led to an alarming decline in recent bee populations. Without bee pollination, our global food supply would diminish immensely leading to shortages and crises that threaten our food security. This thesis will explore architectural strategies to create dedicated bee habitats within the urban realm. The designs will encompass the crafting of a bee builder’s toolkit, which consist of bee-friendly components that can be adapted to various urban site conditions. It will look at opportunities for integrating bee-friendly habitats within the public sphere. These will create networks of pollination corridors that connect existing fragmented urban green spaces. This strategy aims to strengthen pollination and pollinator health while stimulating public engagement and awareness of the environment.

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