Among our participants, food properties in terms of quality, safety or contamination did not appear to be a driver of food choices. Yet, cultural preferences appeared to fuel continued wild food consumption, especially among the elder participants. The focus groups revealed intra-generational differenc...
Apart from the emergence of resistance among microorganisms, another concern due to the abusive use of antibiotics in FAs is the dysbiosis of the animals’ microbiome and the presence of drug residue in both animal wastes and processed animal products. These drug residues adversely affect the enviro...
The need for understanding the PDS is heightened by the imminent renewal of the state's commitment to it with the passage of the National Food Security Act by the Indian parliament. In the light of the new role being envisioned for the PDS and of the provisions for cash payments in the ...
A pattern we observed across our review was level of rigour of measures between LMIC and HIC settings, in particular in relation to measuring soil health, food safety and environmental sustainability. There was a trend for studies from HICs (see for instance [151] [151]), to measure soil q...
To protect the safety of food commodities, regular monitoring for afltoxins has began to implicate in developing countries. The food contaminating species Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus are responsible for production of aflatoxins. Various studies have followed ELISA, TLC, HPLC, immunoassay...
The act of migration has a risk dimension, whether it is a positive form of adaptation or part of erosive coping strategies. Understanding the cultural dimensions of risk-taking under climate uncertainty is crucial for determining migration decisions, especially as the necessity for climate-driven pla...
degradation and food spoilage, and health problems over years, joint efforts are needed from public and private sectors for stringent mining exploitation monitoring for sustainable governance to protect the environment and ensure food and nutrition safety, and population well-being in Zambia and the DR...
"This involves many informal economic actors, most of them without adequate fallback positions," he said, adding "we need to act quickly and strategically" to build safety nets for these informal food supply systems and livelihoods. "We need to work together to ensure that disruptions in food...
Meat and Meat Products Act—Malawi; Meat Inspection Regulations—Malawi; Meat Marketing Regulations—Malawi; Meat Act 3/665 November 1974—Mauritius; Meat Safety Act, 2000—South Africa; Livestock and Meat Industries Act (No. 32 of 1962)—Botswana. ...
The first policy was enacted in 1947; the Fertilisers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies, and Stock Remedies Act (Fig.1) (Republic of South Africa,1947). Extant policies that followed this until 1994 focused mainly on conservation, land, agricultural production, and national food security. Food ...