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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Sustainable food production"”.
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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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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
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Modelling Soil Erosion Hazards and Crop Diversity Changes Due to Climate Variation in Farming Systems at Central Highlands in Sri Lanka Using Geo- Informatics Technologies
Healthy farming systems play a vital role in sustainable food production. Soil erosion hazard is one of the prominent climate hazards that negatively affect farming systems, economies, and livelihoods. Spatial and temporal variations of soil erosion hazards are crucial in providing timely …
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Architecture Against Global Warming: A Research Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
… processes surrounding it. Current methods of unsustainable agricultural production including intensive monoculture crop cultivation, industrial animal agriculture and extensive food miles.This thesis proposes a Research Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, a facility which allows for the …
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The Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security and Community Base Adaptation options: The Case of Magu District in Mwanza, Tanzania
… the impacts of climate change/variability on food security and documents community based adaptations. Three villages were selected representing three agro-ecological zones highlands, middle and lower lands. In each village, sample size of 5 percent of households was systematically selected. …
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The defining characteristics of alternative food initiatives in Ireland: a social movement battling for an alternative food future?
Alternative food initiatives (AFIs) have been described as an attempt to change and improve aspects of how the food system operates. They are focused around more traditional, local and sustainable food production and circulation. AFIs such as farmers’ markets, allotments and community gardens, …
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Effect of dry wheat straw mulching and cowpea-maize intercropping on soil erosion and maize yield in Zambia
… sloping land unproductive with respect to crop production. Thus, conservation tillage, along with complementary practices such as soil cover and crop diversity has become a better option to ensure sustainable food production and maintenance of environmental sustainability. A field study was …
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Impact of fungal fermentation on plant-based protein ingredients and pasta production waste
Plant proteins are an expanding market within the food industry, offering a promising solution to meet the nutritional demands of the world’s increasing population while also supporting the shift toward more sustainable food production. However, their protein quality and techno-functional …
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NUTRITIONAL AND BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM AGRI-FOOD PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS: IN VITRO ASSESSMENT OF THEIR POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS
… footprint of human activities and to ensure sustainable food production has accelerated the transition toward more resource-efficient and nutritionally balanced food systems. At the same time, increasing consumer interest in healthpromoting and naturally derived ingredients is driving …
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Neoliberalism and alternative food movements: markets, the state, and knowledge production in Southern California
Alternative food movements are promoted as solutions to environmental and social problems in the context of neoliberalism in the Unites States. Scholarly literature is divided over whether alternative food movements are reproducing the very structures of oppression they have sought to overcome, …
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Multidimensional lack of financial inclusion: the case for agrarian value chain finance institutions in rural Eastern Cape
… farmers are required to produce pre-determined production scales for an existing market and whilst adhering to value chain farming requirements, they are skilled up and educated to operate sustainable food production systems. The study has restricted the analyse to the smallholder farmers that …
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Self sufficient urban architecture: reducing reliance on traditional sources for basic necessities
With the growing popularity of sustainable and self-sufficient living, architects and urban planners have discovered numerous examples of such communities located outside urban areas. However, the principles of sustainable living can also be effectively applied within urban environments. The …
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Production of Protein Concentrates from Brewer's Spent Grain via Wet Fractionation and Enzymatic Purification
… a potentially valuable protein source for human food. Current challenges of extracting protein from BSG include low yields and high manufacturing costs, but the rising trend of plant-based diets for environmental and health reasons increases BSG's appeal. This research proposes an innovative …
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Defining functional microbiomes of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and maize (Zea mays), under regenerative management practices, in South Africa
… is critical to designing resilient and sustainable food production systems. This dissertation investigated how regenerative agricultural practices influence the rhizosphere microbiome of cereal crops, focusing on two complementary systems: wheat grown under controlled regenerative …
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VALORIZATION OF LESS COMMON GRAINS IN BAKED PRODUCTS THROUGH SPROUTING PROCESS.
… climate change have heightened the urgency for sustainable food production and consumption systems. Although cereal grains and their derivatives are essential staple foods worldwide, the growing challenges faced by major crop yields highlight the need to shift toward underutilized crops to …
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Processi di biorefining per l'estrazione di secondary chemical building blocks da sottoprotti dell'agro-industria
… from fossil hydrocarbons: 5% of the world-wide production comes from coal (which contains 0.2% of phenols) through the distillation of the tar residue after the production of coke, while 95% of current world production of phenol is produced by the distillation and cracking of crude oil. In …
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Characterization of two prevalent yet distinct conjugation systems among lactococci
… lactose metabolism and exopolysaccharide (EPS) production. There are practical limitations associated with the isolation of new strains, while there are regulatory hurdles associated with the application of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). Consequently, the enhancement of existing starter …
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Consumers' subjective and objective knowledge of genetically modified food in a South African context
… crops were developed as a solution to ensure sustainable food production for an ever-increasing world population, especially in developing countries. As such, products such as GM foods are now part of South African consumers' daily lives. Soy and maize are two of the most common GM food crops …
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Linking soil erosion processes with arable weed seedbank dynamics to inform sustainable cropping
<p>Accelerated soil erosion affects sustainable food production through the degradation of arable soils resulting in lower crop yields and compromising biodiversity. Over the past 50 years, the weed seedbank has been declining due to farming intensification, increased herbicide use and weed …
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