Sustainable Food Production and Consumption

• Other Authors: Rocha, Ada Margarida Correia Nunes Da (Editor), Neto, Belmira Almeida Ferreira (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel 2022
• Subjects: Humanities; Social interaction; fresh-cut vegetables; life cycle assessment; LCA; chlorine; filtering membranes; water recirculation; traditional people; coastal littoral; Barbados; Bahamas; environmental co-adaption; Caribbean; resilient and sustainable cities; food waste; design culture; food cycles; sustainability; nursing home; plate colors; pilot study; food production and consumption; sustainable food systems; sustainable menu; food catering practices in the public sector; biosecurity; carcass disposal; greenhouse gas emissions; nitrogen; pathogens; phosphorus; rendered animal by-products; fast food restaurant; customer satisfaction; revisit intention and recommendation; regression analysis; factor analysis; food loss and waste; GHG emissions; protein losses; global food supply chains; hotspots; food consumption; environmentally extended input-output analysis; international trade; consumption-production perspective; structural decomposition analysis; value chain analysis; ex-post times series analysis; allocation tables; household food waste; planning routines; shopping routines; food practices; elderly institution; leftovers; older adults; plate waste; black soldier fly larvae; Hermetia illucens; bio-convertor; nutrient recovery; aquaculture feed; organic waste; sustainable diet; sustainable dietary guidelines; qualitative content analysis; food governance; consumer perception; food service; workplace canteen; n/a
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According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, one-third of the world's food produced for human consumption is lost or discarded. Meanwhile, the world needs to create a sustainable food future to feed the more than 9 billion people that are expected to inhabit the planet by 2050. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals represent a global agenda for improving sustainability at a global level, and one of these goals (goal 12) is devoted to ensuring sustainable production and consumption patterns. This Special Issue intends to unify multidisciplinary areas of knowledge, under the sustainability pillar, based on knowledge about one of the most relevant agents for overall environmental impacts: food production and consumption. Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to highlight sustainability assessment in the contexts of agri-food production, food consumption, and food waste reduction to meet the needs of updating knowledge and developing new skills required by multiple social and economic agents. Food waste implies significant economic losses, ethical and social issues, adverse environmental effects, and considerable nutritional consequences, posing a threat to global sustainability. The purpose of this issue is to shine a light on the significance of research and practical initiatives engaged in the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, specifically in protecting the planet by promoting sustainability in food production and consumption aiming at informing and influencing policy and practice globally.