Megatrends in Food and Agriculture: Technology, Water Use and NutritionHighlights and examines the growing convergence between the food and agricultural industries—the technological, environmental, and consumer-related drivers of this change, and the potential outcomes This is the first book of its kind to connect food and the food industry with agriculture, water resources, and water management in a detailed and thorough way. It brings together a small community of expert authors to address the future of the food industry, agriculture (both for plants and animals), and water—and its role in a world of increasing demands on resources. The book begins by highlighting the role of agriculture in today's food industry from a historical perspective—showing how it has grown over the years. It goes on to examine water management; new ways of plant breeding not only based on genetic modification pathways; and the attention between major crops (soy, corn, wheat) and so-called "orphan crops" (coffee, cocoa, tropical fruits). The book then turns towards the future of the food industry and analyzes major food trends, the new food, and "enough" food; discusses possible new business models for the future food industry; and analyzes the impact that the "internet of everything" will have on agriculture and the food industry. Finally, Megatrends in Food and Agriculture: Technology, Water Use and Nutrition offers scenarios about how agriculture, food, and the food industry might undergo some radical transformations.
Megatrends in Food and Agriculture: Technology, Water Use and Nutrition is an important resource for food and agriculture industry professionals, including scientists and technicians as well as decision makers, in management, marketing, sales, and regulatory areas, as well as related NGOs. |
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... New Food Sources: New Protein Sources 5.4 Vegetarian Food and Its Potential Societal and Economic Impact 5.5 Urban Gardening and Urban Agriculture 5.6 Summary and Major Learning References 6 The New Food Industry Business Model: From B2C.
... economic virtues will continually play a significant role in reducing worldwide food security fears. In Hawai'i ... economy by providing jobs with a living wage, increase GDP to lower local food costs, and increase the long‐term ...
... economic juncture with the closure of Hawai'i's last remaining sugar plantation, the Hawai'i Commercial & Sugar Company. The closure brings the loss of hundreds of jobs along with the opportunity for small farm, diversified agriculture ...
... economics of plant and animal agriculture will be discussed in Chapters 3 and 4, respectively. Given that water and its availability are key ingredients in any form of agriculture, Chapter 2 will discuss this topic in depth. However ...
... economic possibilities to afford food, has a certain set of expectations and requirements. I do not speak about developed countries compared with less developed ones because the boundaries are not between countries any more when it ...
Contents
The Food TrendsThe New FoodEnough Food? | |
to B2B from Product Manufacture to Selling Know | |
Agriculture and Food Industry | |
The Old Mantra the New UnWord | |
A Food Company Transforms Itself | |
A Future for Food | |
Places | |
Summary and Outlook | |