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" Advances in food security and sustainability. "
edited by David Barling
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623050
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Advances in food security and sustainability.\ edited by David Barling
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First edition
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, MA :: Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,, 2016
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x, 167 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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9780128098639
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: 0128098635
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Front Cover; Advances in Food Security and Sustainability; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter One: Advances in Food Security and Sustainability in South Africa; 1. Introduction; 2. Advances in Policy Responses; 2.1. Climate Change and Resource Scarcity; 2.2. SmartAgri in the Western Cape; 2.3. Health and Noncommunicable Diseases; 2.4. Reducing Salt and Taxing Sugar; 2.5. Competition in the Grocery Sector; 2.6. City Governance and South African Cities Network Scenarios; 3. Advances in Private Sector Responses; 3.1. Conservation Agriculture; 3.2. Retailer Initiative: ̀̀Farming for the Future; ́́3.3. Addressing Duality in the Agrarian Structure; 3.4. The SPAR Rural Hub; 4. Civil Society Advances; 4.1. Slow Food Youth Network; 4.2. Food Sovereignty Campaign; 4.3. SAFL 17 Shaft; 4.4. Addressing Food Waste; 4.5. Supporting Small-Scale Fisheries; 4.6. Supporting Fisheries Through Changing Consumer Behavior; 5. Conclusions and Recommendations; 5.1. Partnerships and Networks; 5.2. Environmental Sustainability; 5.3. Change in the Role of the Private Sector; References; Chapter Two: Analyzing the Adoption of Technology, Yield Gaps, and Profitability of Major Foodgrain Crops in West Bengal1. Introduction; 2. Problem Statement and Methodology; 2.1. Estimation of Yield Gaps; 2.2. Determinants of Yield Gaps; 2.3. CACP Cost Concept; 3. Results and Discussion; 3.1. Level of Technology Adoption in Wheat; 3.2. Level of Technology Adoption in Chickpea; 3.3. Estimation of Yield Gaps in Kharif Rice; 3.4. Estimation of Yield Gaps in Rabi Rice; 3.5. Estimation of Yield Gaps in Wheat; 3.6. Determinants of Yield Gap; 3.7. Correlation Analysis; 3.8. Regression Analysis; 3.9. Regression Model3.10. Cobb-Douglas Production Function; 3.11. Determinants of Yield Gap in Wheat; 3.12. Returns From Kharif Rice; 3.13. Returns From Rabi Rice; 4. Summary; 4.1. Policy Implications; Further Reading; Chapter Three: Potential of Public Purchases as Markets for Family Farming: An Analysis of Brazilian School Feeding Progr ... ; 1. Introduction; 2. Challenges of Connecting School Feeding and Family Farming: Notes From the International Debate and Brazilian Experience; 3. Overview of Family Farming Participation in School Feeding in Brazil; 4. The Participation of Family Farming in School Meals Supply: A Regional Reading5. Participation of Family Farming According to the Volume of Funds Transferred by FNDE to Municipalities; 6. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter Four: UK Horticulture Production and National Dietary Guidelines: Meeting the Gap; 1. Introduction; 2. The Public Health Evidence; 3. Current Dietary Guidance; 3.1. Current Dietary Guidelines in the UK; 3.2. Does the UK Meet Dietary Guidelines?; 3.3. Reasons for the Consumption Gap; 3.4. Evidence on Potential Impact of a Shift to Meet Dietary Guidelines
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Advances in Food Security and Sustainability takes a scientific look at the challenges, constraints, and solutions necessary to maintain a healthy and accessible food supply in different communities around the world. The series addresses a wide range of issues related to the principles and practices of food sustainability and security, exploring challenges related to protecting environmental resources while meeting human nutritional requirements
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Food security
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Sustainable agriculture
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Public health
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Barling, David
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