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Foreword |
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Preface |
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Introductory Note: Future of Agrofood Sustainability |
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1 Food Sustainability Challenges in the Developing World |
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1 | (32) |
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2 The Role of Small-scale Farms and Food Security |
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33 | (15) |
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3 Sustainability Challenges, Human Diet and Environmental Concerns |
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48 | (30) |
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4 Sustainable Challenges in the Agrofood Sector: The Environment Food--Energy--Water Nexus |
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78 | (25) |
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5 Dynamics of Grain Security in South Asia: Promoting Sustainability through Self-sufficiency |
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103 | (16) |
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Jose Renato Peneluppi, Jr. |
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6 Local Food Diversification and Its (Sustainability) Challenges |
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119 | (31) |
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7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Agri-food Chains: A Competitive Factor for Food Exporters |
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150 | (25) |
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8 How Logistics Decisions Affect the Environmental Sustainability of Modern Food Supply Chains: A Case Study from an Italian Large-scale Retailer |
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175 | (22) |
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9 Strengthening Food Supply Chains in Asia: Challenges and Strategies |
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197 | (15) |
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10 Revolutionizing Food Supply Chains of Asia through ICTs |
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212 | (15) |
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11 Sustainability, Materiality and Independent External Assurance: An Exploratory Study of the UK's Leading Food Retailers |
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227 | (28) |
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12 Environmental Sustainability of Traditional Crop Varieties: Reviewing Approaches and Key Issues for a Multilevel Evaluation |
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255 | (19) |
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13 Cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Analysis of Agricultural and Food Production in the US: A TRACI Impact Assessment |
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274 | (33) |
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14 Ensuring Self-sufficiency and Sustainability in the Agrofood Sector: Sustainability Challenges in Agriculture and Modelling |
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307 | (36) |
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15 Sustainability Challenges Involved in Use of Nanotechnology in the Agrofood Sector |
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343 | (26) |
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16 Sustainability of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods |
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369 | (21) |
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17 Innovation and Sustainable Utilization of Seaweeds as Health Foods |
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390 | (45) |
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18 Agrofoods for Sustainable Health Benefits and Their Economic Viability |
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435 | (17) |
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19 Sustainability Challenges in Food Tourism |
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452 | (30) |
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20 Diversification, Innovation and Safety of Local Cuisines and Processed Food Products: Emerging Issues and the Sustainability Challenges |
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482 | (27) |
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21 Soil Health, Crop Productivity and Sustainability Challenges |
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509 | (23) |
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Kulandaivelu Velmourougane |
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22 Analysing the Environmental, Energy and Economic Feasibility of Biomethanation of Agrifood Waste: A Case Study from Spain |
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532 | (20) |
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Almudena Gonzalez Gonzalez |
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Francisco Cuadros Blazquez |
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Francisco Cuadros Salcedo |
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23 Agricultural Waste for Promoting Sustainable Energy |
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552 | (23) |
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24 Membrane Technology in Fish-processing Waste Utilization: Some Insights on Sustainability |
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575 | (21) |
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25 Sustainability Issues, Challenges and Controversies Surrounding the Palm Oil Industry |
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596 | (20) |
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26 Sustainability Challenges in the Coffee Plantation Sector |
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616 | (27) |
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Kulandaivelu Velmourougane |
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27 Food Safety Education: Training Farm Workers in the US Fresh Produce Sector |
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643 | (17) |
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28 Sustainability Challenges and Educating People Involved in the Agrofood Sector |
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660 | (15) |
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Caroline Opolski Medeiros |
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Index |
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