Nonetheless, food production and consumption also have the highest environmental impact (Bruno et al. 2019). With a growing population and proportionately increasing food demand put further stress on the food production system, resulting in additional environmental challenges....
Environmental Impact of Agro-Food Industry and Food Consumption covers trends associated with the impact of food production on the environment using lifecycle analysis and the standard methods used to estimate the food industry’s environmental impact. The book discusses city-scale actions to estimate ...
either. In the short term, they can have devastating effects on the air quality in local regions. The food industry, hulking behemoth that it is, is a major contributor to air pollution in the shape of CO2,black carbon, particulate matterand other harmful gases....
Separate research has foundthat if food waste and other food system inefficiencies are not addressed, the Paris Climate goals cannot be achieved. The good news for the foodservice industry--which contributes one quarter of global food waste,according to the UN--is that the problem ...
All areas of industry are facing increasing pressure from governments and consumers to be more environmentally aware. The food industry is no exception, and an increasing number of companies have made the decision to implement an environmental policy. These organisations will benefit from this book, ...
Fermentation can be used both directly on foods to improve nutrition, taste or texture17,18, as well as used as a production platform to produce value-added ingredients in the food industry19,20,21. Moreover, using fermentation to produce microbial biomass as a nutritional food source is ...
As the global population continues to increase, the corresponding rise in food production will profoundly impact the food industry. Image Credit: Nanderdewijk/Shutterstock.com Under the current model, which heavily depends on industrial farming, meeting the growing demand for food will necessitate incre...
Addresses how to achieve environmentally-friendly food production, reviewing the assessment of various food products and how the industry can become more environmentally responsible Evaluates the environmental impact of food processing operations, in such areas as fruit, vegetable, meat and fish processing...
Figure 7. Characterization diagram of sensitivity analysis for the main impact categories. While there have been considerable advancements in key environmental impact categories, challenges persist that require collective action and innovation. Continued collaboration among governments, industry, and communities...
This study uses calorie intake from ref.27, and food loss from harvesting is not considered. If human behaviour and the food industry would change substantially, this would affect our conclusions. Reporting summary Further information on research design is available in theNature Research Reporting Sum...