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1 online resource. |
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Food science and technology
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Food science and technology (Academic Press)
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"It is clear that one of the most damaging global problems is hunger. There is still a high proportion of hungry people in the world, the number of human beings in this condition exceeding 690 million, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report (FAO 2020). Consequently, its eradication is extremely urgent. Nevertheless, it does not appear that Sustainable Development Goal number two, i.e. Zero Hunger, will be achieved by 2030. The United Nations itself admits this, stating that "the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030. If recent trends continue, the number of people affected by hunger would surpass 840 million by 2030". The problems facing food in the world today have increased considerably, as well as various factors and phenomena that augment the complexity of the issues or situations that fall within the scope of food security, such as: climate change, land grabbing, use of chemical fertilizers, loss of agrodiversity and other agricultural sustainability issues, obesity problems resulting from unhealthy diets, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the lack of justiciability of the right to food, the use of biotechnology in food, etc. In short, this book is a diverse compilation of the new manifestations of global food security seen from several angles and areas. The book aims to let visualize the main global problems and challenges that have a negative impact on food security, with the underlying objective of highlighting the need for reinforcing its full application in all contexts and countries. To this end, we believe that it is necessary to make its concept operational, and take it into consideration when applying policies and standards, especially in those areas and matters that may undermine said food security. In this sense, it is essential to strengthen its legal protection through a coherent and operational interpretation of the human right to food, so as to broaden its content and make it consistent with its pillars and foundations"-- Provided by publisher. |
Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Broadening the Protection of Food Security and the Right to Food through the Inclusion of Health and Sustainability Issues -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Necessary Inclusion of Access to Healthy Food in the Concept of Food Security -- Implementing the Right to Food Towards Access to Nutritious and Healthy Food -- The Neglect of Food Security and the Right to Food on the Recent International Agenda -- The Conceptual Confusion About Food Security in Developed Countries |
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Unhealthy Diets and Unhealthy Foods as Contrary to Food Security and the Right to Food -- Food Security in the Face of Climate Change Risks and Unsustainable Food Systems -- Food Security before Global Threats Derived from Food and Pandemic Diseases -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Food Security and the WTO -- Abstract -- Introduction and Conceptual Aspects -- Free-Trade: International Market for Agricultural Products and Food Security -- Agreement on Agriculture and Food Security -- Food Safety wtihin WTO and Connection with Food Security |
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Possibilities for Greater Market Liberalization as Permitted by the Excetions to Multilateralism Contemplated in the Same WTO System -- Facilities and Aid for Least Developed Countries and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Websites -- Chapter 3 -- The Right to Food and the Expanding Frontier of Access to Justice -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Contemporary Landscape of the Right to Food -- 3. RTF in the Books and in Action -- 3.1. RTF in the Books -- 3.2. RTF in Action -- 4. RTF and International Access to Justice -- Conclusion |
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Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Health: Respect for Life and the Food Chain -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Consequences on Human Health: From the Intensive Production of Food and Forage Crops to the Industrialization of Food -- Possibilities for Holistic Health: Traditional and Ecological Practices of Sustainable Food Production and Consumption -- Principles and Techniques Used in Agroecology -- Organic or Agroecological? -- The New Rural Organic Grower Landscape -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Junaeb's School Feeding Programs in Chile |
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Innovations for Threats to Food Security -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. State of the Art of the Nutritional Situation of Schoolchildren in Chile -- 3. History and Evolution of the PAE Program, Recommendations and International Standards (FAO, UNICEF, WHO), Threats to Food Security in Chile for Schoolchildren -- 4. Changes and Strategies of the State of Chile to Reduce Overweight and Obesity in School-Age Children in the Face of Food Security Threats -- 4.1. Changes in Legislation -- 4.2. Changes in the PAE |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Food security.
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Food security. |
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Food supply.
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Food supply. |
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Hunger.
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Hunger. |
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Fillol Mazo, Adriana, editor.
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Martín López, Miguel Angel, editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Food security issues and challenges New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2021] 9781685070953 (DLC) 2021044645 |
ISBN |
1685071317 |
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9781685071318 (electronic book) |
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9781685070953 (hardcover) |
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1685070957 |
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