Pulses–millets crop diversification by smallholders and their potential for sustainable food and nutrition security

2018 ◽  
pp. 136-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehreteab Tesfai ◽  
Udaya Sekhar Nagothu ◽  
Asfaw Adugna
Keyword(s):  
Crop Diversification ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition

scholarly journals Assessing Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security of the EU Food System—An Integrated Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Zurek ◽  
Aniek Hebinck ◽  
Adrian Leip ◽  
Joost Vervoort ◽  
Marijke Kuiper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Science Communication ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Nutrition And Diet ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Eu

Steering the EU food system towards a sustainability transformation requires a vast and actionable knowledge base available to a range of public and private actors. Few have captured this complexity by assessing food systems from a multi-dimensional and multi-level perspective, which would include (1) nutrition and diet, environmental and economic outcomes together with social equity dimensions and (2) system interactions across country, EU and global scales. This paper addresses this gap in food systems research and science communication by providing an integrated analytical approach and new ways to communicate this complexity outside science. Based on a transdisciplinary science approach with continuous stakeholder input, the EU Horizon2020 project ‘Metrics, Models and Foresight for European SUStainable Food And Nutrition Security’ (SUSFANS) developed a five-step process: Creating a participatory space; designing a conceptual framework of the EU food system; developing food system performance metrics; designing a modelling toolbox and developing a visualization tool. The Sustainable Food and Nutrition-Visualizer, designed to communicate complex policy change-impacts and trade-off questions, enables an informed debate about trade-offs associated with options for change among food system actors as well as in the policy making arena. The discussion highlights points for further research related to indicator development, reach of assessment models, participatory processes and obstacles in science communication.

scholarly journals Utilization of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) for sustainable food and nutrition security in semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. e0204817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliet Mubaiwa ◽  
Vincenzo Fogliano ◽  
Cathrine Chidewe ◽  
Evert Jan Bakker ◽  
Anita R. Linnemann
Keyword(s):  
Arid Regions ◽  
Bambara Groundnut ◽  
Vigna Subterranea ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Semi Arid

Food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food and nutrition security

2021 ◽  
pp. 235-255
Author(s):  
Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano ◽  
Francesco Bottalico ◽  
Hamid El Bilali ◽  
Gianluigi Cardone ◽  
Roberto Capone
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Food Losses

scholarly journals Culling and mortality of dairy cows: why it happens and how it can be mitigated

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1014
Author(s):  
Diniso Simamkele Yanga ◽  
Ishmael Festus Jaja
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Expanding Population

The United Nations estimates that the global population will total 9.7 billion in 2050. Rapid population growth pose a significant obstacle to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly eradicating hunger and poverty. In view of the expanding population growth, food production ideally should triple to prevent massive food shortages. Sustainable food and nutrition security is the focal point of the dairy industry. Dairy production plays a pivotal role in addressing and advancing global food and nutrition security. It serves as a major source of protein, calcium, and phosphorus in many families in developing countries with a fast-growing population. Consequently, the dairy industry is expected to grow by approximately 26% in the next 10 years and produce an estimated 1077 million tonnes of milk by 2050. However, the growth and distribution of the dairy industry is limited by many factors such as culling and mortality of dairy cows. Several studies highlight reproduction failures, old age, poor milk yield, diseases (mastitis, lameness, and dystocia), and heat stress as some reasons for culling of dairy cows. Hence, this review highlights the factors influencing culling and mortality in dairy production farms, and discusses mitigating measures to limit culling.

Horticultural biodiversity to attain sustainable food and nutrition security

2018 ◽  
pp. 21-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Padulosi ◽  
B. Sthapit ◽  
H. Lamers ◽  
G. Kennedy ◽  
D. Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document