Global Food Security and Supply

Dr Wayne Martindale is a research fellow at Sheffield Business School, UK, looking at resource efficiency within the food industry.  His research updates and blog can be found at www.waynemartindale.com

• About the Author xiiiPreface xvIntroduction xix1 The Basis for Food Security 11.1 Defining What Food Security Is and How Food Supply Chains Can Deliver It 11.2 The Convergence of Food Security Research, Economics, and Policy 61.3 The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 81.4 Measuring Hunger in a Changing World to Establish Security 111.5 The Undernutrition and Overnutrition Gap 131.6 The Supply Chain and Nutrition Gaps 151.7 The Relationship between Food Security and Biology 181.8 The Relationship between Food Security and Biotechnology 261.9 Genetic Diversity of Agricultural Crops and Livestock 281.10 Trade Agreements and the Development of Agricultural Supply 30References 312 Understanding Food Supply Chains 392.1 Current Methods of Assessing Food Supply Chain Efficiencies That Enable Food Security Projections 392.2 How Population Growth and Limiting Factors Defi ne Demand and Food Security 402.3 Global Population Estimates and Projections 422.4 Consumption and Population Growth: Demonstrating the Impact of Dietary Changes and Transitions 442.5 Optimising Nutrition across Supply Chains Is the Focus of the Second Green Revolution 472.6 The Emergence of Sustainable Farming Reconnecting Supply Chains: A Case Study of the Establishment of the Landcare Movement in Australia 492.7 The Long-Term Field Experiments at Rothamsted and Their Power of Demonstrating Good Nutrient Balance in Agriculture Has Been Crucial to the Development of Sustainable Food Supply 502.8 Long-Term Field Experiments Hold Critical Data That Provide OurUnderstanding of Nutrient Flows in Farming Systems So That Sustainable Food Supply Chains Are Developed 522.9 The Sustainable Production of Livestock and Long-Term Data 552.10 The Historical Proof of the Value of Agricultural Innovations in Providing Food Security 562.11 The Relationship between Field Trials, Investments, and Innovation 61References 623 The Scientific Basis for Food Security 693.1 The Supply of Essential Plant Nutrients 693.2 Plant Nutrients and Phytonutrients in the Food Supply Chain: Establishing a Nutritional Understanding Using Human Trials 733.3 Biomass, the Base of the Supply Chain 773.4 The Interception of Light by Crop Canopies: How the Molecular Scale Impacts on Food Supply Chain Efficiency 793.5 The Requirement for Breeding New Crop Varieties and Selecting for Increased Sink Capacity of Crops 833.6 Photosynthetic Metabolism, the Biochemical Driver of Production 843.7 Environmental Stress Events and Their Impacts on Food Supply 863.8 The Principles of Integrated Management across the Food Chain: A Food Supply Chain Perspective 903.9 The Modern Agricultural System, the Dietary Interface, and Food Supply 91References 934 The Sociological Basis for Food Security 974.1 Challenges and Solutions 974.2 Free Trade Transitions into Sustainability 1014.3 Increasing Food Supplies Have Been a Major Achievement since 1975, but There Is Increased Resource Nationalism Evident by the Emergence of ‘National Interests in a Shrinking World’ 1024.4 A Demonstration of Energy Balance and LCA for Sugar Production in Europe 1104.5 Carbon Footprinting for Food Manufacturers Begins to Offer a Sustainability Reporting Framework 1174.6 What Can We Do with Sustainability Assessments of Food Products? Using Carbon Footprint Data in Supply Chain Management 1224.7 The Interactions between Affordability, Accessibility, and Food Security 1244.8 Retail, Distribution, and Wholesale 1314.9 Developing Diets for Improved Sustainability and Health Criteria 142References 1475 Challenges and Solutions 1535.1 The Food System Challenge of This Century: Is a Sustainable Diet Now Defined? 1535.2 Supply Chain Challenges: Integrating the LCA Approaches in Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Retail 1595.3 Visualising the Data from the Food System Using GIS-LCA 1645.4 Technology Enablers and Opportunities 167References 1726 The Future and Our Conclusion 1776.1 The Future Food System 1776.2 Our Conclusion 186References 189Index 191

“It will be of particular interest to food policy leaders, commercial managers in the food industry, researchers and students seeking a better understanding of a rapidly evolving topic.” (South African Food Science and Technology Magazine, 1 August 2015)"This book represents an excellent study for postgraduate and doctoral students of business who wish to discover more about the food system and wider sustainability debate. It also provides an informed, clear and understandable guide for anyone who is interested in the security of resources for businesses" Dr Murray Clark, Head of PhD education at Sheffield Business School "The folio of case studies and evidence presented in this book draws on the author's experiences of working with the agricultural and food industries. He directs the reader to make conclusions on many of the security challenges facing us.  The debate he establishes in the book is not circular, directing the reader to provide solutions, it is a must read for anyone who wants to understand and contribute to the food security debate" Alan Marson, Managing Director, New Food Innovation Ltd, UK