Contemporary Issues in Food Supply Chain Management (Hardcover)

This vital new text offers a holistic view of the factors affecting the different tiers of sustainability, public health, poverty, security and production within the food supply chain. With contributions from international experts in the field, it takes particular emphasis on growing populations and the deployment of agricultural land for uses other than food production. There are a growing number of key issues now facing the food agri-food and food industries, particularly in the light of growing populations and the deployment of agricultural land for uses other than food production e.g. biofuel. Contemporary Issues in the Food Supply Chain is the first text to provide a holistic overview covering topics such as: food security, sustainable intensification, obesity and food poverty, the environmental impact of the food supply chain, social and political climates and health. The text is divided into 3 key areas as follows: * The supply chain - problems and dilemmas including traceability, integrity, the changing consumer and food definitions. * Sustainable sourcing of food including food resources and human evolution, CSR, food security and alternative food production * Case studies and new areas of research including rural land use; carbon footprint; managing pathogens; Brexit as an opportunity for nutrition related health in agricultural policy. A must have text for academics, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students in the fields of food management, agricultural and associated business courses.

General

Imprint:	Goodfellow Publishers Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Jane Eastham • Luis de Aguiar • Simon Thelwell
Dimensions:	255 x 195 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-911396-09-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Food manufacturing & related industries > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Hospitality industry > General
LSN:	1-911396-09-9
Barcode:	9781911396093

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