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Author International Conference of the Asia-Pacific Society for Agricultural and Food Ethics (1st : 2013 : Chulalongkorn University)

Title Food security and food safety for the Twenty-first century : proceedings of APSAFE2013 / Soraj Hongladarom, editor
Published Singapore : Springer, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 333 pages) : illustrations
Contents Preface; Contents; Part I: Keynote Paper; Chapter 1: Can Food Science Reduce World Hunger?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Food Security; 1.2.1 Millennium Development Goals; 1.2.2 Current Food Security Situation; 1.2.3 Can We Feed 9B by 2050?; 1.3 The Role of [Food] Science and Technology; 1.3.1 Increase Productivity and Reduce Food Wastage; 1.3.2 Develop Better Postharvest Technologies and Reduce Postharvest Losses; 1.3.3 Produce Healthier Foods and Beverages to Help Reduce Chronic Diseases and Poor Lifestyles; 1.4 The Role of Education; 1.5 Conclusions; References
Part II: Production and ConsumptionChapter 2: No Food Security Without Food Sovereignty; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Organisation Development in Thai Context: Green Market Network; 2.3 Food Security, Food Safety and Food Sovereignty; 2.4 The Organic Agriculture Movement and La Via Campesina; 2.5 A Policy Development Framework Inspired by Gross National Happiness; 2.6 Threefold Development in Historic and Contemporary Perspectives; 2.7 The Wellbeing Society: Modes of Happiness and Property Regimes; 2.8 An Alternative to Scenarios Driven by Economic Growth
2.9 The Joseph E. Stiglitz Analysis of the 2008 Crisis: Urban-Rural Divide in the 1930s2.10 From Linear 'Development' to Cyclical Complexity; 2.11 Buddhist Economics; 2.12 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Ethical Values of Food Safety; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Food Practices; 3.3 Food Availability; 3.4 Food Safety; 3.5 Facts About Food; 3.6 Regulations; 3.7 Functions of the Department; 3.8 Commitments of the Food and Food Material Producers; 3.9 Details in Packages of Food and Food Materials; 3.10 Drinking Water; 3.11 Banned Products; 3.12 Ethical Values of South Indian Food
3.13 Adulteration3.13.1 Idli Batter; 3.13.2 Milk; 3.13.3 Tea; 3.13.4 Papad and Toor Dal; 3.13.5 The Apple Story: A Case Study; 3.13.6 KFC; 3.14 Safety Awareness; 3.15 Problems of Enforcement; 3.16 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Current Situation on Food Additives in Thailand: Use and Awareness; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Use of Food Additive and Analysis; 4.2.1 Antimicrobial Agents; 4.2.2 Antioxidants; 4.2.3 Salts; 4.2.4 Nonnutritive Intense Sweeteners; 4.2.5 Food Colours; 4.3 Raising Consumer Awareness and Implementation of Government Policy; 4.4 Conclusions; References
Chapter 5: The "Monsantonization" of AgricultureReferences; Chapter 6: Rural Infrastructure and Gender Inequality in Agribusiness Development (A Case of Batu, East Java Province, Indonesia); 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Gender Equality and Agriculture Development; 6.3 Methods; 6.4 Result and Discussion; 6.4.1 Batu, East Java Province, Indonesia; 6.4.2 Location and Gender Impact; 6.4.3 Physical Condition of Rural Infrastructure; 6.4.4 Capacity and Function of Rural Infrastructure; 6.4.5 Stakeholder Analysis of Rural Infrastructure Development; 6.4.6 Planning Process of Rural Infrastructure
Summary This book is a collection of selected papers that were presented at the First International Conference of the Asia-Pacific Society for Agricultural and Food Ethics (APSAFE 2013), which was held at Chulalongkorn University from November 28? 30, 2013. The papers are interdisciplinary, containing insights into food security and food ethics from a variety of perspectives, including, but not limited to, philosophy, sociology, law, sociology, economics, as well as the natural sciences. The theme of the conference was to consider the interplay and balance between food security and food ethics as the world approaches the middle part of the twenty-first century
Analysis ethiek
ethics
voedselwetenschappen
food sciences
filosofie
philosophy
landbouw
agriculture
Philosophy (General)
Filosofie (algemeen)
Notes International conference proceedings
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 1, 2015)
Subject Food security -- Congresses
Food industry and trade -- Safety measures -- Congresses
Food -- Safety measures -- Congresses
COOKING -- General.
Food industry and trade -- Safety measures
Food -- Safety measures
Food security
Ernährungssicherung
Lebensmittel
Qualitätssicherung
Genre/Form proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Soraj Hongladarom, 1962- editor
ISBN 9789812874177
9812874178
981287416X
9789812874160
Other Titles APSAFE 2013