scholarly journals Food Safety in Local Farming of Fruits and Vegetables

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9733
Author(s):  
Ariana Macieira ◽  
Joana Barbosa ◽  
Paula Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Foodborne Outbreaks ◽  
Production Practices ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits

The world’s population will be around 9 billion people by 2050. Humans need to feed in order to survive and thus the high demographic growth may impact the sustainability of our food systems. Sustainable food production practices such as local farming have been explored. Consumption of vegetables and fruits has been increasing due to their health benefits, but this increase is also related to a significant number of foodborne outbreaks. Foodborne outbreaks pose a threat to public health and the economy on a local and national scale. Food safety begins on the farm and proceeds over the supply chain. Thus, to provide safe products, food producers must follow specific procedures to avoid food hazards along the supply chain. This work aimed to present the importance of food safety in vegetables and fruits in local farming, as this form of production and consumption has increased in several countries of the northern hemisphere and as these are considered a form of providing more sustainable food products.

Sustainable Food Logistics Systems

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaohui Wu ◽  
Madeleine Elinor Pullman
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Cold Chain ◽  
Community Supported Agriculture ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Chain Management

Food supply chain management is becoming a critical management and public policy agenda. Climate change, growing demand, and shifting patterns of food production, delivery, and consumption have elicited a series of new challenges, such as food security, safety, and system resiliency. This chapter first introduces the typical players in a food supply chain and examines the global food system characterized by consolidation and industrialization. It then discusses some critical topics of the sustainable food supply chain that aim to address these challenges. These topics include traceability, transparency, certification and standards, and alternatives to industrialized food systems, including cooperatives, community-supported agriculture, and roles of small and medium-sized growers in regenerative agriculture. The chapter ends with a discussion of several important emerging logistics management topics, including last-mile delivery, new technology, and cold chain management.

scholarly journals Actions on sustainable food production and consumption for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. eabc8259
Author(s):  
Izabela Delabre ◽  
Lily O. Rodriguez ◽  
Joanna Miller Smallwood ◽  
Jörn P. W. Scharlemann ◽  
Joseph Alcamo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Transformative Change ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Sustainable Food Production ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Barriers And Opportunities ◽  
Sustainability Standards

Current food production and consumption trends are inconsistent with the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2050 vision of living in harmony with nature. Here, we examine how, and under what conditions, the post-2020 biodiversity framework can support transformative change in food systems. Our analysis of actions proposed in four science-policy fora reveals that subsidy reform, valuation, food waste reduction, sustainability standards, life cycle assessments, sustainable diets, mainstreaming biodiversity, and strengthening governance can support more sustainable food production and consumption. By considering barriers and opportunities of implementing these actions in Peru and the United Kingdom, we derive potential targets and indicators for the post-2020 biodiversity framework. For targets to support transformation, genuine political commitment, accountability and compliance, and wider enabling conditions and actions by diverse agents are needed to shift food systems onto a sustainable path.

Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Safety and Nutritional Behaviors

2022 ◽  
pp. 444-462
Author(s):  
Ayse Saygun
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Direct Transmission ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Daily Routines ◽  
Novel Treatments ◽  
Global Events

Global events like pandemics or climatic changes have an important influence on food systems. Taking into account consumer requirements during the pandemic, nutrition and food safety are very significant for individuals' well-being. Lockdowns, quarantine, and social distancing changed daily routines as well as nutritional behaviors from shopping for food to eating habits. Direct transmission of coronavirus through food was not observed. Food safety and food sustainability are strongly affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, the pandemic is still ongoing. For this reason, novel treatments of COVID-19 and immune-boosting food products will remain on-trend. Food loss and food waste should be avoided to achieve a sustainable food future. This chapter reveals a basis for the pandemic about the changes on nutritional behaviors, eating habits, and aimed to highlight the importance of food handling and food safety issues to create awareness. Future studies should investigate the sustainability, innovative technologies, mechanisms, and changes on nutritional behavior and food safety aspects during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Consuming insects: are there health benefits?

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Roos ◽  
A. van Huis
Keyword(s):  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Health Claims ◽  
Insect Species ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Varied Diet ◽  
Enormous Number

How healthy are insects? This is a highly relevant question in view of the global interest in the potential of insects as a sustainable food source in food systems and diets. Edible insects, like other foods, can provide nutrients and dietary energy to meet the requirements of the human body as a part of a varied diet. They also have the potential to provide bioactive compounds that have health benefits beyond simple nutritional values, as is the case for other food groups such as fruits and vegetables. Various recent studies have indicated such bioactivity in different insect species. The enormous number of edible insect species may be a source of novel bioactive compounds with health benefits addressing global health challenges. However, any identified health benefits need to be confirmed in human studies or in standardised assays accepted in health research prior to making health claims.

scholarly journals Forces Driving Purchasing Behaviour of Tourists Hotels Along Tourist-Agricultural Supply Chain in Zanzibar

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Kenneth M. K. Bengesi ◽  
Juma O. Abdalla
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Subsistence Level ◽  
Competitive Price ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits

This paper examined forces driving tourists’ hotels purchasing behaviour. The results revealed that the tourist hotels consider several factors before deciding to source vegetables and fruits from smallholder farmers. The most prominent factors for the tourist hotels to source vegetables and fruits were consistent quality, regular supply, compliance to legal practices, and hygiene conditions. Interestingly, proximity to the tourists’ hotels and competitive price of fruits and vegetables were not among important driving forces contributing to the choice of sourcing points. This suggests that the tourist hotels are willing to pay premium prices so long they are assured of quality and regular supply, comply to legal practices and observe hygiene conditions. With the fact that smallholder farmers lack access to appropriate market information, produce at subsistence level and lack logistic infrastructure this call for a change of mind-set among smallholder farmers and position strategically to take advantage of emerging markets.

scholarly journals Strengthening Alternative Agro-food Networks in the Eastern European Countryside

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Goszczyński ◽  
Wojciech Knieć
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Food Networks ◽  
Market Production ◽  
Common Vision

Strengthening Alternative Agro-food Networks in the Eastern European Countryside This paper will answer the question raised by the ongoing debate on the conditions of Alternative Agro-Food Networks (AAFN) strengthened in the specific context of different European countries. Modern, sustainable local food systems are built on the basis of social networks which linked different actors into a coherent, horizontal web. Producers, processors and consumers are bonded by a common vision and values which go far beyond simple market production. The issue of sustainable food production and consumption gains special importance in the post-transformation countries of Eastern Europe.

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