Green food in China refers to a wide array of primary and processed agricultural products that are safe,nutritious and of high quality for human consumption.Green food has been certified and produced following the pri...Green food in China refers to a wide array of primary and processed agricultural products that are safe,nutritious and of high quality for human consumption.Green food has been certified and produced following the principle of sustainability since the 1990 s,making historic achievements in providing quality food,protecting the environment,increasing farmer income,and nurturing agricultural brands over the past 30 years in China.Today,the green food industry enters a steady-growth stage in terms of cultivation area,product number and sales.This article summarizes the history of the development of green food in China and current achievements,analyze major challenges that may hamper further development of the industry,and propose strategies to address these challenges,i.e.,optimization of the food supply chain,deep food processing,and utilization of food wastes.展开更多
Globally, about one third of all food produced is wasted every year. Losses take place along the entire food chain and they need to be analyzed and monitored due to their impact on the development of the food sector. ...Globally, about one third of all food produced is wasted every year. Losses take place along the entire food chain and they need to be analyzed and monitored due to their impact on the development of the food sector. In addition to quantitative losses, irrational use of food contributes to the depletion of natural resources （water and energy） and poses a threat to the environment, constituting a barrier to sustainable development of the food sector. The aim of this study was to establish the causes and effects of food waste throughout the food supply chain and to propose mitigation measures. Identified causes of food waste can be divided into two groups. The first are those that lead to the fact that food cannot be consumed （e.g., inadequate conditions of agricultural production and interruption of the cold chain）. In the second, those that cause food cannot be sold （e.g., wrong label and wrong product weight）. Most of the identified causes of food waste can be avoided （e.g., by improving the conditions of production, storage, and transportation）. However, it is not possible to eliminate all potential errors leading to food waste. It is therefore necessary to consider what action to take to use food as intended. One way to reduce losses and food waste can be re-distributing to charity.展开更多
Community is the foundation of public health: the present paper reports the approach and strategy for intervention on the dairy production community developed by the Italian project ALERT (www.alert2015.it), which imp...Community is the foundation of public health: the present paper reports the approach and strategy for intervention on the dairy production community developed by the Italian project ALERT (www.alert2015.it), which implements the transfer of technical innovation and technological know-how from public research. Starting from the local role of primary producers, North-South and South-South networking (www.noodlesonlus.org) is needed to share solutions for transnational problems like climatic change, contaminated agro-farming sites and food waste and losses in the era of food crisis. Based on risk analysis, science-society dialogue and global health, the main drivers of this experience of translational research are One Health, i.e. the web of inter-relationships among environment, farm animals and human health, and sustainable food safety (prevention actions on diet of young women, today, to protect next generation’s health) to increase population life expectancy in good health.展开更多
China has successfully achieved food selfsufficiency over the past 50 years,however,with large inputs and losses.To meet the challenge of feeding a growing population with limited resources,many studies have explored ...China has successfully achieved food selfsufficiency over the past 50 years,however,with large inputs and losses.To meet the challenge of feeding a growing population with limited resources,many studies have explored options for improving productivity and efficiency of the food production.However,there have been few studies into the potential of reducing food loss along the whole food production-consumption chain.Here we review the literature on food waste in China.We briefly analyze(1)the drivers that influence levels of food waste in the food chain,(2)examine trends in the volumes and types of food wasted at different stages in the food chain,(3)assess the environmental and resource consequences of food waste in the food chain,and(4)evaluate the policy and stakeholder responses to the emerging challenges.It is concluded that reducing food loss and meeting food security in China requires a coherent institutional structure that promotes the synergistic outcomes of research,policy and education.Suggested key actions include(1)improving machinery and facility for sowing,harvesting,transportation and storage,which can reduce food loss by up to 50%,and(2)improving food waste recycling management,based on coupled food production and consumption systems.展开更多
Post-harvest storage losses (PHLs) remain significant in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to several factors mainly insect pests and molds. Hermetic storage technologies (HSTs) are being promoted to address these storage ...Post-harvest storage losses (PHLs) remain significant in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to several factors mainly insect pests and molds. Hermetic storage technologies (HSTs) are being promoted to address these storage losses. In Uganda, HSTs were first introduced in 2012. However, its use among farming households remains low today. Data were collected from 306 smallholder farmers from four districts of Northern Uganda using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire to understand their knowledge, use, and constraints to the adoption of hermetic storage. A multivariate Logit regression model was used to find the significance of the factors affecting adoption. Results showed low awareness and use of hermetic storage among smallholder farmers. Only 53.3% of the interviewed farmers were aware of the use of hermetic storage for grain storage. The SuperGrain bag was the most known form of hermetic storage (35.3%), followed by the Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag (34.9%), metallic silo (15.5%), and plastic silo (14.4%). Hermetic storage use was even lower as only 17.6% of the surveyed farmers were using one or more forms of hermetic storage to store their grains. Insect pest management without chemical insecticides was the main reason (83.1%) for hermetic storage use. About 75.5% of those aware of hermetic storage had received training in the technology. Hermetic storage use in farming households led to improved food availability, household income, and nutrition. Lack of local availability (50.2%), high costs (37.8%), and inadequate knowledge (6.9%) were the main constraints hindering the adoption of hermetic storage in Northern Uganda. The logit regression models showed that only training in hermetic storage significantly (p = 0.002) affected farmers’ decision to adopt hermetic storage. Understanding the factors that constrain the adoption of HSTs could provide policymakers with important information to initiate and design policies and programs aimed at reducing crop storage losses.展开更多
文摘Green food in China refers to a wide array of primary and processed agricultural products that are safe,nutritious and of high quality for human consumption.Green food has been certified and produced following the principle of sustainability since the 1990 s,making historic achievements in providing quality food,protecting the environment,increasing farmer income,and nurturing agricultural brands over the past 30 years in China.Today,the green food industry enters a steady-growth stage in terms of cultivation area,product number and sales.This article summarizes the history of the development of green food in China and current achievements,analyze major challenges that may hamper further development of the industry,and propose strategies to address these challenges,i.e.,optimization of the food supply chain,deep food processing,and utilization of food wastes.
文摘Globally, about one third of all food produced is wasted every year. Losses take place along the entire food chain and they need to be analyzed and monitored due to their impact on the development of the food sector. In addition to quantitative losses, irrational use of food contributes to the depletion of natural resources （water and energy） and poses a threat to the environment, constituting a barrier to sustainable development of the food sector. The aim of this study was to establish the causes and effects of food waste throughout the food supply chain and to propose mitigation measures. Identified causes of food waste can be divided into two groups. The first are those that lead to the fact that food cannot be consumed （e.g., inadequate conditions of agricultural production and interruption of the cold chain）. In the second, those that cause food cannot be sold （e.g., wrong label and wrong product weight）. Most of the identified causes of food waste can be avoided （e.g., by improving the conditions of production, storage, and transportation）. However, it is not possible to eliminate all potential errors leading to food waste. It is therefore necessary to consider what action to take to use food as intended. One way to reduce losses and food waste can be re-distributing to charity.
文摘Community is the foundation of public health: the present paper reports the approach and strategy for intervention on the dairy production community developed by the Italian project ALERT (www.alert2015.it), which implements the transfer of technical innovation and technological know-how from public research. Starting from the local role of primary producers, North-South and South-South networking (www.noodlesonlus.org) is needed to share solutions for transnational problems like climatic change, contaminated agro-farming sites and food waste and losses in the era of food crisis. Based on risk analysis, science-society dialogue and global health, the main drivers of this experience of translational research are One Health, i.e. the web of inter-relationships among environment, farm animals and human health, and sustainable food safety (prevention actions on diet of young women, today, to protect next generation’s health) to increase population life expectancy in good health.
文摘China has successfully achieved food selfsufficiency over the past 50 years,however,with large inputs and losses.To meet the challenge of feeding a growing population with limited resources,many studies have explored options for improving productivity and efficiency of the food production.However,there have been few studies into the potential of reducing food loss along the whole food production-consumption chain.Here we review the literature on food waste in China.We briefly analyze(1)the drivers that influence levels of food waste in the food chain,(2)examine trends in the volumes and types of food wasted at different stages in the food chain,(3)assess the environmental and resource consequences of food waste in the food chain,and(4)evaluate the policy and stakeholder responses to the emerging challenges.It is concluded that reducing food loss and meeting food security in China requires a coherent institutional structure that promotes the synergistic outcomes of research,policy and education.Suggested key actions include(1)improving machinery and facility for sowing,harvesting,transportation and storage,which can reduce food loss by up to 50%,and(2)improving food waste recycling management,based on coupled food production and consumption systems.
文摘Post-harvest storage losses (PHLs) remain significant in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to several factors mainly insect pests and molds. Hermetic storage technologies (HSTs) are being promoted to address these storage losses. In Uganda, HSTs were first introduced in 2012. However, its use among farming households remains low today. Data were collected from 306 smallholder farmers from four districts of Northern Uganda using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire to understand their knowledge, use, and constraints to the adoption of hermetic storage. A multivariate Logit regression model was used to find the significance of the factors affecting adoption. Results showed low awareness and use of hermetic storage among smallholder farmers. Only 53.3% of the interviewed farmers were aware of the use of hermetic storage for grain storage. The SuperGrain bag was the most known form of hermetic storage (35.3%), followed by the Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag (34.9%), metallic silo (15.5%), and plastic silo (14.4%). Hermetic storage use was even lower as only 17.6% of the surveyed farmers were using one or more forms of hermetic storage to store their grains. Insect pest management without chemical insecticides was the main reason (83.1%) for hermetic storage use. About 75.5% of those aware of hermetic storage had received training in the technology. Hermetic storage use in farming households led to improved food availability, household income, and nutrition. Lack of local availability (50.2%), high costs (37.8%), and inadequate knowledge (6.9%) were the main constraints hindering the adoption of hermetic storage in Northern Uganda. The logit regression models showed that only training in hermetic storage significantly (p = 0.002) affected farmers’ decision to adopt hermetic storage. Understanding the factors that constrain the adoption of HSTs could provide policymakers with important information to initiate and design policies and programs aimed at reducing crop storage losses.
