Mouthing plenitudes: Of famines, leghemoglobin, vertical farming, and future foods DOI Creative Commons
Renee M. Borges

Journal of Biosciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 49(3)

Опубликована: Авг. 23, 2024

Mouthing plenitudes: Of famines, leghemoglobin, vertical farming, and future foods 11 Food is a serious business, for humans, non-human animals, plants.Humans are the only animals that have monetised trade food, although some spiders, crickets, birds engage in nuptial gifts of food to facilitate mating.In males offer produced from special glands feed females; spider themselves form tasty morsel during mating process, favoured fruit or insects females courtship rituals.Plants make their own which they need access light.Food trading requires surplus; global markets now take place bartering traditions food-for-work earlier times.Reading Lizzie Collingham's The taste war: World War II battle brought forefront chilling decisions were being made war rooms around world: whom starve feed; what how much?It was calculated armed forces needed more calories, while civilians less, those doing hard physical labour agricultural fields really more.Shipping blockades strategically starved nations; called colonies soldiers, colonised even experienced famines.Not but plant-based pesticides, e.g., pyrethrins extracted Tanacetum daisies, had be sourced Kenya, since major source these plant eastern Europe Japan no longer available (Greenhill 2007).The book (Collingham 2012) tells story Roosevelt's lend-lease policy later also applied trade, mandarins various offices, British nutritionist John Boyd Orr who went on head Agriculture Organization formed 1945 win Nobel Peace Prize 1949, about politics food.The focuses fat time due shortage butter, margarine promoted circulated meet nutritional needs.Interestingly, itself invented as result an war.Hippolyte Me `ge-Mourie `s French chemist responded challenge set by Napoleon III come up with substitute butter become scarce France Franco-Prussian 1869.Me delivered synthesis oleomargarine animal tallow 1870; then, vegetable oils.Wars tend focus creative energies.Today, peacetime 9 billion people 2050; world already at 8.1 people.How might this done so intimate connections between water, biodiversity maintained (Martin et al. 2024)?Today, we know synthetic pesticides compromising security impacts pollinators (Kita 2024).We vegetarian diet planet-friendly than based protein (Allen Hof 2019).However, much craves protein.Is there solution sight?Can burgers infused leghemoglobin derived plants, appearance protein-based burgers, acceptable substitute?Impossible Burgers Beyond companies hope so, certainly look apparently like real thing, infusing them leghemoglobins.Plant hemoglobins believed been acquired horizontal transfer bacteria (Va ´zquez-Limo ´n 2012); leghemoglobins specifically expressed root nodules legumes associated Rhizobium nitrogen-fixing (Larrainzar 2020).Another potential Quorn Ó , mycoprotein via fermentation process using soil fungus Fusarium venenatum (Galanakis 2024).The fungal hyphae dimensions texture fibres hence deemed suitable substitutes.Red algae agenda.They found essential amino acid content ovalbumin (Rawiwan 2022), most abundantly used alga, many green brown macroalgae valuable sources (Pereira 2024).Red seaweeds genus Porphyra

Язык: Английский

Conflict Resolution of Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP), India Using the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution DOI Open Access
Poornima Unnikrishnan, K. Ponnambalam, Keith W. Hipel

и другие.

Water, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(5), С. 690 - 690

Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2025

This study employs the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution (GMCR) to systematically analyze and evaluate potential solutions disputes arising from Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) agreement in India. By incorporating hydrological analysis study, research assesses impacts of proposed on water demand. The GMCR methodology is applied through a comprehensive decision support system (GMCR II), involving identification decision-makers, options, preferences, followed by development conflict resolution model. based thorough literature review previous studies PAP systems. strategic using II reveals nine stable states, representing feasible scenarios. evaluates real-world implications various scenarios assessing their consequences demand sites Water Evaluation Planning (WEAP). results provide valuable insights into both environmental considerations, evaluating feasibility. discusses practical applicability long-term effectiveness solutions, addressing challenges impacts. For instance, this examines new constructions system, hypothetical data assumptions regarding divergence reservoir capacity. indicates that such solution construction can reduce overall unmet up 39%, with notable decrease 50% irrigation Tamil Nadu. However, also challenges, including 14% increase Kerala. contributes existing providing novel application complex management conflict, highlighting its policymakers mitigating conflicts promoting cooperation context transboundary management. While offering dynamics agreement, constrained limited availability, as hydrologic real-time usage data. Future scarcity leverage study’s framework develop more robust actionable strategies.

Язык: Английский

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Factors Affecting Production in Agricultural Projects in the Nile River State; A Documented Analytical Review for the Winter Season 2018/2019 DOI Creative Commons

Jameela Salim Elsheikh Algarrai,

Mutasim Abdul Rahman Ali,

Amir Salim Elsheikh Algarrai

и другие.

Journal of the Arabian Peninsula Center for Educational and Humanity Researches, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3(22), С. 156 - 180

Опубликована: Сен. 30, 2024

The study aimed to analyze the factors influencing agricultural production in projects River Nile State through a documentary analytical review of winter season 2018/2019. descriptive method was adopted, utilizing document and official report analysis related during season. population encompassed all State, with purposive sample selected from reports statistics projects, addition data relevant government bodies for 2018/2019 due its availability. Documents were analyzed using statistical tools comparative methods assess various affecting production. results revealed that features diverse range including small large-scale such as individual, cooperative, investment, projects. emphasized shifting modern irrigation systems could enhance water efficiency productivity. Additionally, economic social significantly impact adoption sustainable practices, improving environmental health farm profitability. marketing products identified key factor boosting also highlighted challenges climate change, high costs irrigation, seeds, fertilizers, along heavy reliance on foreign labor. A lack sufficient funding major barrier Based findings, researchers recommended conditions state, transitioning traditional technologies, expanding arable land. Training programs raise awareness practices suggested, proposals future studies.///هدفت الدراسة إلى تحليل العوامل المؤثرة في الإنتاج الزراعي بالمشاريع الزراعية ولاية نهر النيل؛ مراجعة تحليلية وثائقية للموسم الشتوي 2018/2019، باعتماد المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، واستخدام الوثائق والتقارير الرسمية المتعلقة بالإنتاج خلال الموسم، وشمل مجتمع كافة المشاريع بولاية النيل، وتم اختيار عينة قصدية تمثلت تقارير وإحصائيات الزراعية، إضافة بيانات من الجهات الحكومية المختصة (2018/2019)، وذلك لتوفرها، حيث تم الرسمية، باستخدام أدوات التحليل الإحصائي والمقارنة لمختلف الزراعي، وأظهرت نتائج أن النيل تتميز بتنوع بين الصغيرة والكبيرة، بما ذلك الفردية والتعاونية والاستثمارية والحكومية، وأن التحول نظم الري الحديثة يمكن يزيد كفاءة استخدام المياه والإنتاجية، كما أكدت على تأثير الاقتصادية والاجتماعية اعتماد الممارسات المستدامة، تسهم تحسين صحة البيئة وزيادة ربحية المزارع. وبيّنت تسويق المنتجات يعد عاملاً رئيسيًا لتفعيل الزراعي. يُعد ضروريًا لزيادة الموارد المائية النادرة، بينت النتائج وجود تحديات تواجه الولاية، أبرزها تغير المناخ والتكاليف العالية للري والبذور والأسمدة، مع الاعتماد الكبير العمالة الأجنبية، نقص التمويل يشكل عائقًا كبيرًا أمام الإنتاجية، بناء أوصى الباحثون بتحسين الظروف والتحول أنظمة التقليدية التقنيات الحديثة، واستصلاح المزيد الأراضي الإنتاج، تطوير برامج تدريبية لرفع الوعي بالممارسات المستدامة المزارعين، تقديم مقترحات بدراسات مستقبلية الموضوع.

Язык: Английский

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Mouthing plenitudes: Of famines, leghemoglobin, vertical farming, and future foods DOI Creative Commons
Renee M. Borges

Journal of Biosciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 49(3)

Опубликована: Авг. 23, 2024

Mouthing plenitudes: Of famines, leghemoglobin, vertical farming, and future foods 11 Food is a serious business, for humans, non-human animals, plants.Humans are the only animals that have monetised trade food, although some spiders, crickets, birds engage in nuptial gifts of food to facilitate mating.In males offer produced from special glands feed females; spider themselves form tasty morsel during mating process, favoured fruit or insects females courtship rituals.Plants make their own which they need access light.Food trading requires surplus; global markets now take place bartering traditions food-for-work earlier times.Reading Lizzie Collingham's The taste war: World War II battle brought forefront chilling decisions were being made war rooms around world: whom starve feed; what how much?It was calculated armed forces needed more calories, while civilians less, those doing hard physical labour agricultural fields really more.Shipping blockades strategically starved nations; called colonies soldiers, colonised even experienced famines.Not but plant-based pesticides, e.g., pyrethrins extracted Tanacetum daisies, had be sourced Kenya, since major source these plant eastern Europe Japan no longer available (Greenhill 2007).The book (Collingham 2012) tells story Roosevelt's lend-lease policy later also applied trade, mandarins various offices, British nutritionist John Boyd Orr who went on head Agriculture Organization formed 1945 win Nobel Peace Prize 1949, about politics food.The focuses fat time due shortage butter, margarine promoted circulated meet nutritional needs.Interestingly, itself invented as result an war.Hippolyte Me `ge-Mourie `s French chemist responded challenge set by Napoleon III come up with substitute butter become scarce France Franco-Prussian 1869.Me delivered synthesis oleomargarine animal tallow 1870; then, vegetable oils.Wars tend focus creative energies.Today, peacetime 9 billion people 2050; world already at 8.1 people.How might this done so intimate connections between water, biodiversity maintained (Martin et al. 2024)?Today, we know synthetic pesticides compromising security impacts pollinators (Kita 2024).We vegetarian diet planet-friendly than based protein (Allen Hof 2019).However, much craves protein.Is there solution sight?Can burgers infused leghemoglobin derived plants, appearance protein-based burgers, acceptable substitute?Impossible Burgers Beyond companies hope so, certainly look apparently like real thing, infusing them leghemoglobins.Plant hemoglobins believed been acquired horizontal transfer bacteria (Va ´zquez-Limo ´n 2012); leghemoglobins specifically expressed root nodules legumes associated Rhizobium nitrogen-fixing (Larrainzar 2020).Another potential Quorn Ó , mycoprotein via fermentation process using soil fungus Fusarium venenatum (Galanakis 2024).The fungal hyphae dimensions texture fibres hence deemed suitable substitutes.Red algae agenda.They found essential amino acid content ovalbumin (Rawiwan 2022), most abundantly used alga, many green brown macroalgae valuable sources (Pereira 2024).Red seaweeds genus Porphyra

Язык: Английский

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