- 308 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Environmental Impact of Agro-Food Industry and Food Consumption
About this book
Environmental Impact of Agro-Food Industry and Food Consumption covers trends associated with the impact of food production on the environment using lifecycle analysis and the standard methods used to estimate the food industry's environmental impact. The book discusses city-scale actions to estimate the environmental impact of food systems, including the meat chain, feeding crops to farmed fish, the confectionary industry, agriculture, tea processing, cheese production, the dairy industry, cold chain, and ice cream production. Food waste and consumption in hospitality and global diets round out these interesting discussions.
Written for food scientists, technologists, engineers, chemists, governmental regulatory bodies, environmentalists, environmental technologists, environmental engineers, researchers, academics and professionals working in the food industry, this book is an essential resource on sustainability in the food industry.
- Addresses all levels of the food chain
- Provides solutions for the food industry to estimate and reduce environmental impact
- Assists members of the food industry in optimizing their current performance and reducing their environmental footprint
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Yes, you can access Environmental Impact of Agro-Food Industry and Food Consumption by Charis M. Galanakis in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1 : Standard methods useable for mitigating the environmental impact of food industry
- Chapter 2 : Organic agriculture: impact on the environment and food quality
- Chapter 3 : Environmental impacts of feeding crops to poultry and pigs
- Chapter 4 : Environmental impact of poultry farming and egg production
- Chapter 5 : Environmental impact of dry pasta using different standard methods
- Chapter 6 : Environmental impact of the dairy industry
- Chapter 7 : Products, processes, environmental impacts, and waste management of food industry focusing on ice cream
- Chapter 8 : Environmental impact of cheese production
- Chapter 9 : Environmental impacts of the confectionary industry
- Chapter 10 : Environmental impact of tea production/consumption chain
- Chapter 11 : Environmental impacts of foods refrigeration
- Chapter 12 : Environmental impact of food waste
- Index
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