Sustainable development and pathways for food ecosystems : integration and synergies /

Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems: Integration and Synergies is a science-based reference which explores the roles played by agri-food ecosystems, their functions and needs, and the importance of the interdependencies among them.

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Accorsi, Riccardo (Editor), Bhat, Rajeev (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, [2023]
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505 0 |a Front cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyight -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Exploring strategies, technologies, and novel paradigms for sustainable agri-food supply chain ecosystems design and control -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 A new paradigm for food systems design and control -- 1.3 Surveying strategies and technologies for controlling sustainable food ecosystems -- 1.3.1 Natural ecosystems and farming -- 1.3.2 Sustainable decision-making in food supply chain -- 1.3.3 Waste, biomass, and packaging materials -- 1.3.4 Resources supply -- 1.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Planning growers' strategies for sustainable large-scale food supply network and food security -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Integration of food ecosystems in the form of a sustainable supply chain -- 2.3 The role of growers' strategies in large-scale food networks -- 2.4 Planning growers' strategies by advantages of climatic and biological patterns -- 2.4.1 Planning based on climatic and biological benefits -- 2.4.2 Planning coordination strategies in sustainable food networks -- 2.4.3 Interaction of biological and climatic patterns on coordination policies -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Sustainable development of food supply chains toward food security managing and reducing losses -- 3.1 Introduction: food security -- 3.2 Challenges and options for dealing with issues in food security -- 3.3 Food waste and supply chain management -- 3.3.1 Raw food quality losses -- 3.3.2 Perceived value loss on open-dating finished food products -- 3.4 Establishing a sustainable food supply chain management -- References -- Chapter 4 Reconciling the design of livestock production systems and the preservation of ecosystems -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Livestock, its environmental impacts and social demand. 
505 8 |a 4.1.2 Environmental footprints: complaints from consumers and society in general -- 4.1.3 Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions -- 4.1.4 Water and nutrients -- 4.1.5 Changes in land use and ecosystems -- 4.1.6 Biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 4.1.7 Supply chain and long impact -- 4.2 Livestock production systems in the Bioma Pampa -- 4.3 The carbon accounting in the design of livestock systems -- 4.3.1 Strategy for reducing emission -- 4.3.2 Carbon stocks in the system -- 4.3.3 Capture strategies -- 4.4 Water use and nutrient losses -- 4.5 Minimizing ecosystems changes -- 4.6 Supply chains, reducing the impact outside the farm -- 4.7 Tools for environmental impact assessment and aiding redesign -- 4.8 Final considerations -- References -- Chapter 5 The role of organic and natural ecosystems in the food industry -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Organic food -- 5.3 Natural ecosystem -- 5.4 Organic and natural ecosystem in the food industry -- 5.4.1 Increased accessibility, visibility, and education for organic food -- 5.4.2 Safety towards food nutrition -- 5.4.3 Premium price of organic food -- 5.5 Export of organic food -- 5.6 Industrial role for organic foods -- 5.6.1 Organic manures -- 5.6.2 Biofertilizers -- 5.7 Agronomic need for organic food production -- 5.7.1 Crop rotation -- 5.7.2 Weed management -- 5.7.3 Disease and pest management -- 5.8 Opportunity for the organic food industry -- 5.9 Conclusion and future pathways -- References -- Chapter 6 Sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services with agricultural production -- 6.1 Introduction: farming in the Anthropocene -- 6.2 The complex relationship between agricultural production and biodiversity and ecosystem services conservation -- 6.3 Farm management matters: examples of farming systems that sustain biodiversity conservation and provision of ecosystem services. 
505 8 |a 6.4 The righteous farmer pays the sinner's bill: we have a lot of work to do -- References -- Chapter 7 Sustainable materials and infrastructures for the food industry -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Sustainable raw materials for food processing -- 7.2.1 Probiotics -- 7.2.2 Organic food -- 7.2.3 Edible film and coating -- 7.2.4 Rice analog -- 7.2.5 Meat analog -- 7.2.6 Composite powder and modified starch -- 7.2.7 Alternative sugar -- 7.3 Sustainable food packaging materials -- 7.3.1 General sustainability issues with packaging materials -- 7.3.2 Polylactic acid or polylactide -- 7.3.3 Polyhydroxyalcanoates -- 7.3.4 Starch-based plastics -- 7.3.5 Cellulose-based plastics -- 7.3.6 Chitin and chitosan-based plastics -- 7.4 Sustainable infrastructure for the food industry -- 7.4.1 Buildings and facilities -- 7.4.2 Processing equipment and inputs -- 7.4.3 Sanitation and waste management systems -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 Valorization of food waste biomass and biomaterials from a circular economy approach -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Extraction methods: recovery of bioactive compounds -- 8.2.1 Solid-liquid extraction -- 8.2.2 Enzymatic-assisted extraction -- 8.2.3 Ultrasound-assisted extraction -- 8.2.4 Microwave-assisted extraction -- 8.2.5 Pressurized liquid-extraction -- 8.3 Biological activities of biomolecules present in biomass wastes and their potential industrial applications -- 8.3.1 Pigments -- 8.3.2 Phenolic compounds -- 8.3.3 Fatty acids -- 8.3.4 Phytosterols -- 8.3.5 Cellulosic material -- 8.3.6 Proteins -- 8.4 Conclusion and future research -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9 Biopolymers as sustainable alternatives in the food packaging industry -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Food industrial waste as biodegradable packaging material -- 9.2.1 Agri-food wastes derived biopolymers as biodegradable packaging material. 
505 8 |a 9.2.2 Marine-derived biopolymers for food packaging -- 9.3 Factors influencing biodegradability -- 9.3.1 Aerobic and anaerobic biodegradability -- 9.4 Recyclability of biodegradable packaging -- 9.5 Challenges and future prospects -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 10 Assessing energy requirements in the European (EU-28) food sector -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Energy mapping in the European food sector -- 10.2.1 Methodology -- 10.2.2 Results of data collection and processing -- 10.2.3 Discussion -- 10.3 Conclusions and future research -- References -- Chapter 11 Reconciling biofuels with growing food demand and sustainable food systems -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Some stylized facts -- 11.3 Literature review -- 11.3.1 General framework on food security -- 11.3.2 Agri-ecosystem versus biofuels versus food security -- 11.4 Methodology -- 11.5 Case study and application -- 11.6 Conclusion and future research -- References -- Chapter 12 Solar thermal technology adoption in the food processing industry -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Applications of solar thermal technology in the food industry -- 12.2.1 Potential of solar thermal for food processing operation -- 12.2.2 Challenges in applications -- 12.3 Solar integration in the food industry -- 12.3.1 Solar heat applications -- 12.3.2 Solar integration concept for food industry processing -- 12.3.3 Design and optimization of tools of solar thermal systems -- 12.4 Advancement and pathways -- References -- Chapter 13 Water management towards sustainable food industry -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Water management in the food industry -- 13.3 The current operating context in manufacturing companies -- 13.3.1 Circular economy -- 13.3.2 Industry 4.0 -- 13.4 Water management in the current operational context -- 13.4.1 Recycling -- 13.4.2 Reuse -- 13.4.3 Reduce -- 13.4.4 Rethink. 
505 8 |a 13.4.5 Rethink: increase to valorize -- 13.5 Conclusion -- References -- Index -- Back cover. 
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