Environmental impact of agro-food industry and food consumption / edited by Charis M. Galanakis.

Other author Galanakis, Charis M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2021]
Descriptionxv, 293 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Agricultural, Biological, and Food Sciences 2021 [EBCABS21]
Subjects
Food industry and trade--Environmental aspects.
Food consumption--Environmental aspects.
Agriculture--Environmental aspects.
Dairy farms--Environmental aspects.
Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery--Environmental aspects.
Tea trade--Environmental aspects.
Environmental impact analysis--Study and teaching.
Aliments--Consommation. --Aspect de l'environnement.
Agriculture--Aspect de l'environnement.
Fermes laitières--Aspect de l'environnement.
Réfrigération et appareils frigorifiques--Aspect de l'environnement.
Thé--Commerce. --Aspect de l'environnement.
Environnement--Études d'impact. --Étude et enseignement.

Contents List of contributors -- Preface -- Standard methods useable for mitigating the environmental impact of food industry / Mauro Moresi, Matteo Cibelli, and Alessio Cimini -- Organic agriculture: impact on the environment and food quality / Tiziano Gomiero -- Environmental impacts of feeding crops to poultry and pigs / Ines Andretta, Aline Remus, Carolina Haubert Franceschi, Catiane Orso and Marcos Kipper -- Environmental impact of poultry farming and egg production / Amanda Laca, Adriana Laca and Mario Diaz -- Environmental impact of dry pasta using different standard methods / Alessio Cimini, Matteo Cibelli and Mauro Moresi -- Environmental impact of the dairy industry / William Finnegan and Jamie Goggins -- Products, processes, environmental impacts, and waste management of food industry focusing on ice cream / Deblina Dutta, V.R. Sankar Cheela, Amit Kumar Jaglan, Susmitha Rani, Shravani Adibhatla and Brajesh Dubey -- Environmental impact of cheese production / Bruna Borges Soares, Edmar Costa Alves, José Adolfo de Almeida Neto and Luciano Brito Rodrigues -- Environmental impacts of the confectionary industry / Jovana Grahovac and Zorana Rončević -- Environmental impact of tea production/comsumption chain / Majib Khanali, Homa Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha and Tahereh Salehpour -- Environmental impacts of foods refrigeration / Simone Zanoni and Beatrice Marchi -- Environmental impact of food waste / Gudrun Obersteiner and Silvia Scherhaufer -- Index.
Abstract "Addresses and presents approaches to diminish the environmental impact of agro-food industries and food consumption while also supporting professionals and enterprises that aspire to improve efficiences within the industry. Environmental Impact of Agro-Food Industry and Food Consumption covers trends associated with the impact of food production on the environment, using a life cycle analysis and standard methods to estimate the environmental impact of the food industry. The book discusses the environmental impacts of feeding crops to poultry and pigs, organic agriculture, the confectionary and dairy industry, cheese, ice cream and pasta production, the tea consumption chain, and foods refrigeration. Also discussed are food waste and consumption in hospitality and global diets. Written for food scientists, technologists, engineers, chemists, environmentalists, environmental technologists, and academics and professionals working in the food industry, Environmental Impact of Agro-Food Industry and Food Consumption is an essential resource on sustainability in the food industry"--Page 4 of cover
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Issued in other formEbook version : 9780128213704
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2022275781
ISBN9780128213636 (paperback)
ISBN0128213639 (paperback)

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