Sustainability Challenges in the Agrofood Sector

About the EditorDr Rajeev Bhat is currently working as Associate Professor and Head of Food Science Department at the Fiji National University, Fiji Islands. Dr Bhat has nearly 17 years of research experience, gained by working in India, South Korea, Malaysia and Germany. His major theme of research revolves around food security, food safety and sustainable food production.

• List of Contributors viiiForeword xiiiPreface xviIntroductory Note: Future of agrofood sustainability xviii1 Food Sustainability Challenges in the Developing World 1Rajeev Bhat2 The Role of Small-scale Farms and Food Security 33John McDonagh, Maura Farrell and Shane Conway3 Sustainability Challenges, Human Diet and Environmental Concerns 48Christian J. Reynolds, Jonathan D. Buckley, Philip Weinstein and John Boland4 Sustainable Challenges in the Agrofood Sector: The Environment Food–Energy–Water Nexus 78Chanathip Pharino5 Dynamics of Grain Security in South Asia: Promoting sustainability through self-sufficiency 103Ghose Bishwajit, Sharmistha Ghosh and Jose Renato Peneluppi, Jr.6 Local Food Diversification and Its (Sustainability) Challenges 119Eni Harmayani, Lily Arsanti Lestari, Puspita Mardika Sari and Murdijati Gardjito7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Agri-food Chains: A Competitive Factor for Food Exporters 150Ulla Lehtinen8 How Logistics Decisions Affect the Environmental Sustainability of Modern Food Supply Chains: A Case Study from an Italian large-scale retailer 175Riccardo Accorsi, Riccardo Manzini and Chiara Pini9 Strengthening Food Supply Chains in Asia: Challenges and Strategies 197Sapna A. Narula and Kalpana Vishnoi10 Revolutionizing Food Supply Chains of Asia through ICTs 212Sapna A. Narula11 Sustainability, Materiality and Independent External Assurance: An Exploratory Study of the UK’s Leading Food Retailers 227Peter Jones, Robin Bown, David Hillier and Daphne Comfort12 Environmental Sustainability of Traditional Crop Varieties: Reviewing Approaches and Key Issues for a Multilevel Evaluation 255Alessandro K. Cerutti, Dario Donno, Maria Gabriella Mellano and Gabriele L. Beccaro13 Cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Analysis of Agricultural and Food Production in the US: A TRACI Impact Assessment 274Yong Shin Park, Gokhan Egilmez and Murat Kucukvar14 Ensuring Self-sufficiency and Sustainability in the Agrofood Sector: Sustainability Challenges in Agriculture and Modelling 307Prashant Goswami and Shivnarayan Nishad15 Sustainability Challenges Involved in Use of Nanotechnology in the Agrofood Sector 343Gabriela Elena Viacava, Francisco Javier Vázquez, Jesús F. Ayala-Zavala and María R. Ansorena16 Sustainability of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods 369Santad Wichienchot and Wan Rosli Wan Ishak17 Innovation and Sustainable Utilization of Seaweeds as Health Foods 390Fook Yee Chye, Birdie Scott Padam and Seah Young Ng18 Agrofoods for Sustainable Health Benefits and Their Economic Viability 435Zakia Khanam and Irshad Ul Haq Bhat19 Sustainability Challenges in Food Tourism 451Yeoh Tow Kuang and Rajeev Bhat20 Diversification, Innovation and Safety of Local Cuisines and Processed Food Products: Emerging Issues and the Sustainability Challenges 482Yeoh Tow Kuang and Rajeev Bhat21 Soil Health, Crop Productivity and Sustainability Challenges 509Kulandaivelu Velmourougane and DeSouza Blaise22 Analysing the Environmental, Energy and Economic Feasibility of Biomethanation of Agrifood Waste: A Case Study from Spain 532Almudena González González, Francisco Cuadros Blázquez and Francisco Cuadros Salcedo23 Agricultural Waste for Promoting Sustainable Energy 551Thi-Thu-Huyen Do and Thi-Thu-Hang Pham24 Membrane Technology in Fish-processing Waste Utilization: Some Insights on Sustainability 575Wirote Youravong and Sutida Marthosa25 Sustainability Issues, Challenges and Controversies Surrounding the Palm Oil Industry 596Piyarat Boonsawang and Wirote Youravong26 Sustainability Challenges in the Coffee Plantation Sector 616Kulandaivelu Velmourougane and Rajeev Bhat27 Food Safety Education: Training Farm Workers in the US Fresh Produce Sector 643Angela M. Fraser and Otto D. Simmons28 Sustainability Challenges and Educating People Involved in the Agrofood Sector 660Caroline Opolski MedeirosIndex 675