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245 0 0 _aSaving Food :
_bproduction, supply chain, food waste and food consumption /
_cedited by Charis M. Galanakis.
264 1 _aLondon, United Kingdom :
_bAcademic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
_c2019.
264 4 _c©2019.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aFront Cover; Saving Food; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction to global food losses and food waste; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 System definition; 1.2.1 Food losses and food waste; 1.2.2 Food supply chain; 1.2.3 Food commodity groups; 1.2.4 Geographical and temporal boundary; 1.3 Food losses and food waste quantification; 1.3.1 Bibliometric analysis of literature; 1.3.1.1 Type of publications; 1.3.1.2 Temporal trend for year of publications and estimation; 1.3.1.3 Distribution of countries; 1.3.1.4 Food supply chain coverage
505 8 _a1.3.2 Different methods used for food losses and food waste quantification1.3.2.1 Overview of methods; 1.3.2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of methods; 1.3.3 Food losses and food waste in general; 1.3.3.1 Farm losses and waste; 1.3.3.2 Postharvest losses and waste; 1.3.3.3 Consumer food waste; 1.3.3.4 Comparison of food losses and food waste for different development levels of countries; 1.4 Implications for future; 1.5 Conclusions; References; 2 Soil and crop management to save food and enhance food security; 2.1 Introduction: enhancing food security by reducing yield loss
505 8 _a2.2 Yield loss and food security2.3 Preserving soil health: an imperative if we want to feed the future; 2.3.1 Land availability and soil quality: undertaking a precautionary approach; 2.3.2 The role of soil organic matter in preventing soil degradation and maintaining yields; 2.4 Unsustainable agricultural practices and their effect on yield loss; 2.4.1'Soil fatigue' and yield decline; 2.4.2 The effect of synthetic fertilizers on pests and soil health; 2.5 Agricultural practices for a more sustainable agriculture; 2.5.1 Conservation agriculture
505 8 _a2.5.1.1 Principles of conservation agriculture2.5.1.2 The adoption of conservation agriculture; 2.5.1.3 No-till farming: assessing the drawbacks; 2.5.1.4 No-till and organic agriculture; 2.5.2 The agroecological approach; 2.5.2.1 Agroecological practices; 2.5.2.2 Crop management; 2.5.2.3 The importance of adopting agroecological management at the landscape level; 2.6 Cropping biodiversity to reduce losses and increase yields; 2.6.1 The potential benefits of varietal mixture to cope with pest and increase yields; 2.6.2 Cropping perennial crops; 2.7 Technological approaches
505 8 _a2.7.1 Precision agriculture2.7.2 Genetically modified crops; 2.8 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Optimizing agricultural practices; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Preharvest systems; 3.2.1 Cultivar and environment; 3.2.2 Integrated pest and disease management; 3.2.3 Diversifying the crop production; 3.2.4 Improved agronomic and cultural practices; 3.3 Harvest systems; 3.3.1 Harvest and handling techniques; 3.3.2 Harvesting maturity; 3.4 On-farm postharvest systems; 3.4.1 On-farm handling and storage; 3.5 Farmer organization, value addition, training, and access to market
505 _aAccess is available to the Yale community.
650 2 _aFood Supply.
650 0 _aFood waste
_xPrevention.
650 0 _aFood conservation.
650 0 _aFood industry and trade
_xEnvironmental aspects.
700 1 _aGalanakis, Charis M.,
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