Food Processing Role to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals DOI
Nandini P. Shetty, Sridevi Annapurna Singh

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

Impacts of the Russia-Ukraine War on Global Food Security: Towards More Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems? DOI Creative Commons
Tarek Ben Hassen, Hamid El Bilali

Foods, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 11(15), P. 2301 - 2301

Published: Aug. 2, 2022

As a conflict between two major agricultural powers, the Russia-Ukraine war has various negative socioeconomic impacts that are now being felt internationally and might worsen, notably, for global food security. If deepens, crisis will posing challenge to many countries, especially those rely on imports, such as in Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. Simultaneously, came at bad time markets because prices were already high due disruptions supply chain caused by COVID-19 pandemic, strong demand, poor harvests some countries. Understanding how conflict-related fertilizer affect price availability is critical understanding overall impact Further, four months into war, its implications security suggest this review timely, urgent, highly needed. Accordingly, paper aims investigate war's direct indirect The highlights resulted immediate far-reaching cascading consequences security: Ukrainian exports have stopped, conscription population displacement labor shortages, access fertilizers restricted, future uncertain. First, Ukraine's export capacity been hampered. Secondly, shortages. Thirdly, vital products also constrained. may delay spring planting winter crop harvesting. effects. Indeed, rising costs reduce their use yields. Moreover, seen during 2007-2008 crisis, restrictions speculation driving up international worsening situation. Furthermore, triggered panic buying movement country individual levels. Finally, jeopardize implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 1 (No poverty), 2 (Zero hunger), DG 12 (Responsible consumption production). However, exacerbated variety underlying rigidities, vulnerabilities, inefficiencies systems. transition toward healthy, equitable, ecologically sustainable systems must be strengthened adopting urgent long-term reforms policies.

Language: Английский

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522

Sustainable agriculture for food and nutritional security DOI
Rachid Mrabet

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 25 - 90

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

Citations

48

Disrupted harvests: how Ukraine – Russia war influences global food systems – a systematic review DOI Creative Commons
Hamid El Bilali, Tarek Ben Hassen

Policy Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 45(3-4), P. 310 - 335

Published: March 18, 2024

Amid Ukraine's geopolitical turmoil, a ripple effect is echoing across global agricultural and food systems – phenomenon with far-reaching implications for producers, traders, consumers the globe. This systematic study delves into this intricate interaction, examining scholarly literature to determine magnitude complexities of war's impact on agri-food systems. Utilizing rigourous methodology, we screened 236 articles from Web Science database as March 2023, narrowing corpus 62 significant publications that meet comprehensive eligibility criteria. The war affected all security dimensions, but most dramatic was access. Indeed, decrease in domestic production productivity; damage assets, production, stocks; increase input prices; changes land use degradation; labour shortage rural areas reduced supply availability, especially cereals. availability led increased prices inflation, which, combined disruption trade, markets, chains, access, poor vulnerable people groups. Effects utilization are mainly seen diet quality dietary diversity. also stability dimension, owing volatility uncertainty future supply. Similarly, has dimensions system sustainability (viz. environmental, social, economic, political). However, some phenomena have particularly socio-economic such insecurity malnutrition, poverty vulnerability, migration displacement. Therefore, it imperative evidence-based strategies policies not only efficient effective sustainable. Consequently, conducting extensive research conflict's medium- long-term consequences crucial, context developing countries, which hitherto been largely overlooked prior research.

Language: Английский

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26

Biocontrol manufacturing and agricultural applications of Bacillus velezensis DOI
Abolfazl Keshmirshekan, Leonardo M. de Souza Mesquita, Sónia P. M. Ventura

et al.

Trends in biotechnology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 42(8), P. 986 - 1001

Published: March 5, 2024

Language: Английский

Citations

21

Artificial intelligence solutions enabling sustainable agriculture: A bibliometric analysis DOI Creative Commons
Priya Rani Bhagat, Farheen Naz, Róbert Magda

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 17(6), P. e0268989 - e0268989

Published: June 9, 2022

There is a dearth of literature that provides bibliometric analysis concerning the role Artificial Intelligence (AI) in sustainable agriculture therefore this study attempts to fill research gap and evidence from studies conducted between 2000-2021 field research. The systematic bibliographic 465 previous articles reviews done relation utilization AI methods agriculture. results have been visualized presented using VOSviewer Biblioshiny visualizer software. obtained post indicate that, amount academic works published AI's enabling increased significantly 2018. Therefore, there conclusive growth trajectory shows significant climb upwards. Geographically analysed, country collaboration network highlights most number realm originate China, USA, India, Iran, France. co-author represent are multi-disciplinary collaborations interactions prominent authors United States America, Kingdom Germany. final framework provided will help future researchers identify key areas interest narrow down on countries where work explore co-authorship opportunities.

Language: Английский

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58

A Holistic Approach for Ethics and Sustainability in the Food Chain: The Gateway to Oral and Systemic Health DOI Creative Commons
Theodoros Varzakas, Μαρία Αντωνιάδου

Foods, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(8), P. 1224 - 1224

Published: April 17, 2024

Food production is a complex matter, affecting people’s lives, organizations’ profits, and the well-being of whole planet, has multifaceted ethical considerations surrounding its production, distribution, consumption. This paper addresses pressing need to confront challenges within food system, encompassing issues such as environmental sustainability, security, individual choices for better oral systemic health all individuals around globe. From agricultural practices global trade waste, implications are addressed across various domains, highlighting interconnectedness decision-making in industry. Central themes explored include dimensions methods, impact on ethics, role making ethically informed choices. Additionally, this considers spiritual physical significance food, particularly through lens gateway holistic well-being. Recognizing complexity mouth ecosystem, calls serious interventions legislation economics promote protocols techniques sustainability reasons. It emphasizes importance safety management systems, regulatory frameworks, quality standards. Moreover, underlines comprehensive approach address dilemmas moral values inherent industry policies, adopting precautionary principle frameworks. article finally aims serve call action stakeholders healthcare sector, prioritize practices, transparency, rearrange economic parameters, work towards more sustainable equitable system inner outer human all.

Language: Английский

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Rethinking Global Food Governance From Historical Perspectives for a Sustainable Future DOI
Mahapara Abbass,

Uzma Abbas,

Sajad Ahmad Wani

et al.

Advances in marketing, customer relationship management, and e-services book series, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 553 - 578

Published: Jan. 23, 2025

The world food system faces climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty, and malnutrition. This chapter examines global governance's history to inform a sustainable transition. Analyzing institutions, policies, initiatives from the 20th century onward, it identifies key issues lessons. Dominant approaches prioritized production trade over equity, environment, rights. Alternative models like cooperatives, agroecology, local systems offer solutions. A new paradigm integrating sustainability, human rights, justice is proposed, emphasizing policy reforms, cooperation, stakeholder engagement. transformative shift in values power necessary for just future.

Language: Английский

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Digital transformation of the agri-food system DOI Creative Commons
Mahdi Vahdanjoo, Claus Aage Grøn Sørensen, Michael Nørremark

et al.

Current Opinion in Food Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 101287 - 101287

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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1

A systematic review of the ecological, social and economic sustainability effects of community-supported agriculture DOI Creative Commons
Lukas Egli, Judith Rüschhoff, Joerg A. Priess

et al.

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: May 16, 2023

Introduction Community-supported agriculture (CSA) offers a high potential to provide synergies between ecological, economic and social sustainability aspects. While CSA is still in niche, it has experienced rapid growth increasing interest during the last years. An overview of impacts based on quantitative empirical work missing, which needed for well-informed targeted policies funding, as well tackle research gaps. Methods Here we reviewed literature systematically assess findings regarding outcomes at different levels. Results We found that < 30% 39 studies included assessed ecological If farms were compared reference systems, they mostly performed better with regard resource use efficiency greenhouse gas emissions. The majority evaluated many showed yet fails reach low-income households, therefore members do not represent average population, membership improves health behavior. Economic variables more than half considered studies, but knowledge relative performance remains scarce. Nevertheless, first indicate viability. Discussion Our review suggests largely positive sustainability. Accordingly, if would bigger share food system, could contribute transformation toward sustainable systems. To address important gaps, recommend consideration particularly aspects, comparisons across farming marketing systems integration from sources such theses practical documented various languages parts world.

Language: Английский

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17

Regional Agriculture and Food Systems Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of the Near East and North Africa Region DOI Creative Commons
Hamid El Bilali, Tarek Ben Hassen

Foods, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 297 - 297

Published: Jan. 17, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic affected agri-food systems worldwide. However, while the impacts differed from one country/region to another, scholarly literature seems focus on developed countries in Global North. Consequently, this review scrutinizes pandemic's Near East and North Africa (NENA) region. A search Web of Science March 2023 generated 334 documents, which 151 were eligible for inclusion systematic review. According bibliometric analysis, most active nations are Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon. In general, coverage studies is better Gulf region than less those suffering wars (cf. Libya, Syria, Yemen). Studies generally crop production downstream food chain distribution consumption). While influenced every pillar security, research concentrates access utilization. Meanwhile, lion's share deals with socio-economic effects, especially linked (in)security health. pandemic, laid bare system vulnerabilities, should be seized foster transition towards more resilient NENA

Language: Английский

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6