Sustainable food systems for food security

Abstract

Chapter 9. Artisanal palm oils: from quality design in southern Cameroon to consumption in Yaoundé �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������127 Characteristics of processed fruits, artisanal mills and production factors in the surveyed area ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������128 Influence of processed fruit types and process parameters on the composition and quality of artisanal red palm oil ���������������������������������������������������������������������������130 Supply and market practices for artisanal and industrial RPOs in Yaoundé ��������132 Red palm oil: choice criteria, purchase strategy and consumption in Yaoundé ���133 Red palm oil: a main ingredient in local dishes ��������������������������������������������������������135 Conclusion ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������137 Acknowledgements ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������138 References ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������139 high-quality foods, agroecology and resilient food value chains, and local resource management as a driver of food security� Conducting the GloFoodS metaprogramme over this period was a formidable scientific and human challenge for us and for the scientific community involved at CIRAD and INRAE� We hope that this book will be useful to readers interested in transitions towards global food security, and that the enthusiasm with which we accompanied the participating researchers will be reflected throughout its pages� Alban Thomas, INRAE, and Etienne Hainzelin, CIRAD, co-directors of GloFoodS them less detrimental to the environment and ensure they do not jeopardize the availability of natural resources for future generations� From the brief exposition above of the formidable challenges implied by the food security objective and its implications for food system organization and performance in their agricultural production, food processing, distribution and final consumption stages, it is clear that food security requires a significant interdisciplinary drive� This book presents a collection of chapters authored by researchers from CIRAD and INRAE, who were principal investigators or contributors to research projects funded by the GloFoodS metaprogramme from 2014 to 2020� While these chapters do not form an exhaustive list of all topics, approaches, or global or regional challenges of food security, they are nevertheless representative of interdisciplinary research conducted with the support of GloFoodS� Compared with other published collective contributions on food security, this book presents research results corresponding to, in our view, a wider scope of disciplines and dimensions of food security, while providing recent research results� Another source of originality lies in th...

Ukraine as a food and grain hub: Impact of science and technology development on food security in the world

“…According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) definition, food security means ensuring that all people in the world have enough food to live a healthy and active lifestyle. Food sustainability is affected by social, economic, environmental, technological, and geopolitical conditions that may influence the food supply-chain in the long-run including agriculture, food processing, and distribution (Cole et al, 2018;Thomas et al, 2022). In 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that about 800 million people faced hunger (https://www.fao.org/state-of-food-security-nutrition/en/).…”