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Showing 1 to 20 of 100 for “"Sustainable Food"”.
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Sustainable food process engineering
Food is a basic need and food packaging plays an important role in providing safe food to the world. Food packaging innovations in the past were important milestones for the development of the food sector, by ensuring safety, prolonging quality, and enabling the current supply chain. Nevertheless, …
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Wild Foods for Sustainable Food Security and Nutrition
… need to re-evaluate how we produce quality food if we are to meet goals to reduce all forms of malnutrition and environmental and climate commitments. Whilst dominant paradigms around agriculture and environmental conservation have tended to view food production and sustainability goals as …
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Quantifying China's carrying capacity : using optimization to explore sustainable food production
… world's growing population in an environmentally sustainable way is a complex social and engineering challenge. In this thesis, we develop a novel method for assessing the number of people that can be fed sustainably in a particular region for given natural resources and diet (the carrying …
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The fruits of landscape: the power of landscape in presenting sustainable food production
… accustomed (Lyle, 1994). This project applies sustainable food production strategies specifically addressed in permaculture as a regenerative alternative to industrial agriculture to a site on the Kansas State University campus. This research initiative quantifies the productive benefits of …
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Sustainable food procurement in public catering – comparison of the UK with Denmark & Sweden
The research compares sustainable food procurement in public catering in three countries: Denmark, Sweden and the UK. The greatest difference between the UK and the other two countries was the very much higher percentage of organic food in Denmark and Sweden. Within Europe Denmark and Sweden are …
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Fogyasztói értékpreferenciák a fenntartható élelmiszerpiacon = Consumer Value-preferences on a Sustainable Food Market
A doktori disszertáció az élelmiszerpiac fogyasztói motivációit vizsgálja az ökológiai fenntarthatóság szemszögéből. A mezőgazdaság, illetve az élelmiszer-szektor a globális gazdaság egyik legjelentősebb ágazata. Kettős kihívás áll az élelmiszer-termelés előtt: megfelelő táplálékot biztosítani a …
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Food waste reduction strategies for sustainable food security in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Food waste (FW) concern has recently received global considerable attention. Within the broad spectrum of waste types, food loss and waste are produced worldwide in large quantities. Religiosity is an important driver of moral intuitions and as such marketers would do well to consider the diverse …
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Intervention model for sustainable food security in the drylands of Kenya : case study of Makueni district
A chronic problem of household food insecurity in Kenya is concentrated in the rural drylands constituting two-thirds of the country’s land mass. Drought is cited as the main culprit, aggravated by inappropriate policy, such as the Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) of the 1990s, said to have …
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Closing the loop: Assessing the viability and environmental risks of human excreta-derived fertilizers in sustainable food systems
There is a need to increase food security and sustainability in food systems to ensure food production for generations to come. Currently, most food production is done through conventional agriculture which relies on synthetic fertilizers. While synthetic fertilizers help to sustain food …
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Agricultural cooperatives: promoting or hindering fairer and more sustainable food systems? The case of Spain and the UK
… the sustainability credentials of European food and farming. Cooperatives, regardless of the sector they operate in, are expected to work for the benefit of their members, show concern for their communities (including sustainable development) and promote cooperative economies. This research …
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Investigating the Impact of Health and Environmental Framing on Consumer Preference for Sustainable Food Packaging: A Choice Experiment
… bioplastics. Bioplastics are seen as a more sustainable alternative to PET plastic as they are biodegradable and made from renewable sources all while retaining the desirable qualities of plastic. The competitiveness of sustainable packaging alternatives depends critically on consumer demand …
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Climate change and food security: effects of rainfall variability on sustainable food security in the Sahel of northern Nigeria
… examines the effects of rainfall variability on sustainable food security in the semi-arid land of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. The rural population in northeast Nigeria depends on agricultural resources for food security and employment, as about 80% of the population depends on …
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Insects as a Sustainable Food Ingredient – Utilization of Carrot Pomace, Identification of Early Adopters, and Evaluation of Mealworm Acceptability
<p>Insects have been proposed as a sustainable alternative to livestock to help feed the growing population. Edible insects such as mealworms require less land and resources and can utilize food by-products to grow. While insects are consumed by over 2 billion people worldwide, they are not widely …
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An Exploration of the Structure, Issue Framing and Priorities of Virginia's Food Policy Groups to Collaborate on a Healthy, Resilient and Sustainable Food System
Food policy groups (FPG) have emerged in the United States (U.S.) to create healthy, resilient and sustainable food systems. There is a lack of research about FPG in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This M.S. thesis describes a mixed-methods study that investigated the structure, issue framing, …
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Towards sustainable food production: studies on CO2, acetic acid and formic acid valorisation into microalgal biomass rich in proteins and oils with high nutritional value
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Understanding the influence of individual behaviour and social networks in sustainability transitions.
A behaviour change towards sustainable food purchasing behaviour is crucially necessary for the survival of the planet. This thesis applied a mixed method approach, combining results from a cross-sectional online survey (N=474), a lab experiment (N=134) and an agent-based model (ABM) to explore how …
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Alternative Food Landscapes. Designing Food-Sensitive Landscapes beyond Urban-Rural Bonundaries
… urbanisation and climate change, integrating sustainable food systems into urban-rural landscapes has become a crucial strategy for developing resilient environments and communities. Contemporary food systems' weaknesses have been exacerbated by global crises like COVID-19 and geopolitical …
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Improving Nutritional Intake Through Environmentally Sustainable School Food Programs
… growth, development, and academic achievement. Food insecurity and overweight are concerns in school-aged children, and food literacy skills are declining. The structure of our society has led to little connection between people and their food, including where it comes from and how to grow and …
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