Emerging technologies for promoting food security : overcoming the world food crisis / edited by Chandra Madramootoo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Madramootoo, Chandra, editor.

Series:

Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition.

Woodhead Publishing series in food science, technology and nutrition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food security--Technological innovations.

Food security.

Food supply--Technological innovations.

Food supply.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2016]

Summary:

Emerging Technologies for Promoting Food Security: Overcoming the World Food Crisis discusses rising energy prices, increased biofuel use, water scarcity, and the rising world population, all factors that directly affect worldwide food security. The book examines the range of approaches to promoting global food security, including novel and existing agricultural and husbandry techniques for safe and sustainable food production. It is divided into three parts beginning with an overview of food security, an analysis of key drivers of food insecurity, and nutrition and food security. Part Two examines emerging technologies for plant and animal food security, with subsequent chapters discussing topics from genetic and aquaculture technologies, pest and disease control, environmental and policy issues affecting food security, and an in-depth analysis of water management and methods to reduce post-harvest losses. Provides a comprehensive overview of food security Thoroughly discusses rising energy prices, increased biofuel use, water scarcity, and the rising world population, all factors that directly affect worldwide food security Covers the emerging technologies for plant and animal food security Analyzes the policy issues affecting food security

Contents:

Front Cover

Related Titles

Emerging Technologies for Promoting Food Security Overcoming the World Food Crisis

Copyright

Contents

List of Contributors

1 - Key Drivers of Food Insecurity

1. Introduction

2. Food Prices

3. Rising Demand for Food

3.1 Population Growth

3.2 Changes in Food Consumption Choices

4. Climate Change

4.1 Variations in Precipitation

4.2 Predictions of Crop Yields

4.3 Effects of Rising CO2

4.4 Effects of Changing Growing Seasons and Higher Temperatures

5. Availability of Natural Resources

5.1 Water Availability

5.2 Contamination of Freshwater

5.3 Loss of Cropland and Land Degradation

5.3.1 Soil Erosion

5.3.2 Soil Nutrient Loss

5.3.3 Soil Salinization

6. Markets and Trade

7. Investments in the Agricultural Sector

8. Biofuel Production

9. Conclusions

References

One - Emerging Technologies for Plant and Animal Food Security

2 - Emerging Genetic Technologies for Improving the Security of Food Crops

1.1 Competition for Land, Water, and Energy

1.1.1 Land Shortage

1.1.2 Water Shortage

1.1.3 Energy

1.2 Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

1.3 Climate Change

1.4 High-Input Agriculture

2. Success Stories: The Green Revolution

3. Current Scenario: The Gene-Sequencing Revolution

3.1 Next-Generation Sequencing

3.2 Comparative Genomics

3.3 Functional Genomics

4. Molecular and Genomic-Assisted Breeding

4.1 Marker-Assisted Backcrossing

4.2 Marker-Assisted Recurrent Selection

4.3 Random Markers

4.4 Gene Target Markers

4.5 Functional Markers

5. Genomics-Integrated Breeding Technologies

5.1 Genome-Wide Association

5.2 Genomic Selection

6. Implementation of Integrated Breeding Strategies for Food Security

References.

3 - Successful Technologies and Approaches Used to Develop and Manage Resistance against Crop Diseases and Pests

1.1 World Losses Due to Pathogens and Pests

1.2 Stem Rust of Wheat

1.3 Rice Blast of Paddy Rice

1.4 Corn Rootworm

1.5 Leaf Rust of Soybean

2. Current Approaches to Increase Resistance Durability

2.1 Resistance Gene Pyramiding

2.2 Intelligent Deployment of Resistance Genes

3. Improvement of Crop Resistance with Genetic Transformation

3.1 Genetic Transformation Against Pests: Bt Cotton and Bt Corn

3.2 Genetic Transformation against Pathogens: Papaya Ringspot Virus

4. Inducing Plant Defenses

4.1 Systemic Acquired Resistance

4.2 Induced Systemic Resistance

4.3 Eliciting Compounds

4.4 Impact of Inducers

5. Future Considerations

4 - The Use of Technologies for Sufficient and Quality Animal-Food Production

2. The Need for Animal Products

3. Improved Animal Production Through Technology

3.1 Genetic Improvement

3.2 Nutritional Needs

3.3 Reproductive Physiology

3.4 Health, Management, and Welfare

4. The Challenges Associated with Using Improved Technologies

4.1 Economic Challenges

4.2 Health Challenges

4.3 Ethical Challenges

4.4 Environmental Challenges

5. Future Trends

5 - Aquaculture Technologies for Food Security

2. Aquaculture, Fisheries, and Related Forms of Food Production

3. Key Change Drivers

4. Intensification: Options and Implications

5. Life Stage and Technological Choices: Many Opportunities for Juveniles, Fewer for Food Fish

6. Risk Management and Biosecurity for Animal and Environmental Health

7. Species or Strain Opportunities for Genetic Gain

8. Toward Specialization or Integration: Aquaculture at a Crossroads

9. Future Trends.

References

Two - Environmental and Policy Issues Affecting Food Security

6 - Water Management

2. Practices to Raise Water Use Efficiency (WUE)

2.1 Off-Farm Technologies

2.2 On-Farm Technologies

2.2.1 Irrigation Scheduling

2.2.2 Irrigation for Smallholders

2.2.3 Soil Management and Nutrient Availability

2.3 Rainwater Harvesting

3. Wastewater Use

4. Excess Water Management

4.1 Tidal Lowlands

4.2 Agricultural Drainage

5. Environmental Issues

6. Institutions and Governance

6.1 Participatory Approaches

6.2 Water Pricing

7. Conclusions

7 - Reducing Postharvest Losses

2. Handling of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

2.1 Harvesting Considerations

2.2 Precooling

2.3 Postharvest Treatments

3. Storage of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

3.1 Refrigerated Storage

3.2 Maintaining the Cold Chain

3.3 Controlled or Modified Atmosphere Storage

3.4 Alternative Storage Techniques

4. Handling and Storage of Grains and Cereals

4.1 Harvesting Considerations

4.2 Handling and Drying Requirements

4.3 Alternate Storage Systems

5. Quantitative and Qualitative Losses

6. Packaging and Distribution Chain

Index

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Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 8, 2015).

ISBN:

1-78242-335-4

1-78242-353-2

OCLC:

936863265