Chapter 1: Brief account on the history and conceptual evolution of nutrition security: Past, Present and Future
Sampat Ghosh, Chuleui Jung, Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Brief history of the development of knowledge about nutrients
1.3. Conceptual evolution, current issues and challenges
1.4. Conclusion
References
Part I: Traditional Foods and Biodiversity to Achieve Nutrition Security
Chapter 2: Traditional Foods and Foods with a Tradition: it’s not the same
Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow
2.1.Introduction
2.2.Factors Involved for a Food to Become Labelled “Traditional”
2.3.Conclusion
Reference
Chapter 3: Traditional foods and associated Indigenous Knowledge Systems and its role in nutrition security in Mongolia
Khajidmaa Bat-Amgalan, Khishigmaa Batjargal, Amartuvshin Tsedendamba
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Mongolian traditional foods and drinks and their origin and development
3.3. Traditional foods and drinks and safety
3.4. Conventional packaging
3.5. Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Current status of edible insects in the context of dietary transition in Western French Africa: A case study from Benin
Séverin Tchibozo
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Overview of entomophagy in Africa with special emphasis on Benin
4.3. Nutritional potential of edible insects in the context of Africa
4.4. Past and present in Benin
4.5. Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: The decline of Agrobiodiversity: the process of crop improvement, consequent homogenization, and aftermath
Avik Ray
5.1. Introduction
5.2. The global agrarian change
5.3. The Indian context of agrarian change and the saga of crop improvement
5.4. Unwarranted impacts of biofortified crops on Agrobiodiversity
5.5. Drivers of change in agrobiodiversity: Yield enhancement and others
5.6. Implications on food security
5.7. Conclusion
References
Chapter 6: Aquaculture: Contributions to Global Food Security
Seeta Dewali, Netrapal Sharma, Deepak Melkani, Mansi Arya, Neha Kathayat, Amrita Kumari Panda and Satpal Singh Bisht
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Importance of fisheries and aquaculture to world food security in the past, present, and future
6.3. Aquaculture needs genetic modification to meet future demand for animal protein
6.4. Interventions for improving the productivity and environmental performance of global aquaculture for future food security
6.5. Nanotechnology: a tool for future aquaculture technology for food security
6.6. Conclusion
References
Part II: Environmental Concern and Food Safety
Chapter 7: Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry and Horticulture Based Farming Systems: Mitigating climate change and advancing food and nutrition security
Abhishek Raj, Manoj Kumar Jhariya
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Carbon sequestration: Global overview and Historical development
7.3. Agroforestry system and horticulture based farming systems (HFS): An ecological perspective
7.4. Agroforestry systems in the tropics of developed and developing countries
7.5. Carbon sequestration potential in different agroforestry models
7.6. Soil carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems: A global scenario
7.7. Horticulture based farming systems (HFS) in the tropics
7.8. Carbon footprint of agriculture versus fruits and vegetable crops
7.9. Carbon sequestration potential in horticulture based farming systems/ fruit based agroforestry systems
7.10. Soil carbon sequestration in horticulture based farming systems (HBFs)
7.11. Soil organic carbon and soil fertility in horticulture and other farming system
7.12. Carbon sequestration and nutrient sink/input in AFs and HBFs
7.13. Carbon sequestration and Rhizosphere biology in AFs and HBFs
7.14. Carbon sequestration in relation to climate change and food security
7.15. Agroforestry and horticulture towards Food and Nutritional security under changing climate
7.16. Management aspects for improving carbon sequestration
7.17. Critical research needs for enhancing carbon sequestration in AFS and HBFS
7.18. Policy and legal framework
7.19. Conclusion
7.20. Future thrust
References
Chapter 8: Pesticide residue and food safety: Retrospection and prospects
Sunil Aryal, Lok Nath Aryal
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Pesticide consumption
8.3. Problems and effects of pesticide residues
8.4. Techniques in pesticide residue analysis
8.5. Mitigation of problems associated with pesticide residue analysis
8.6. Conclusion
References
Part III: Biotechnological Advancement and Sustainable Nutrition Security
Chapter 9: Plant breeding strategies and methods for Food Security: Review on the Technology
Bal Krishna Joshi, Hari Kumar Shrestha, Dipendra Kumar Ayer
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Crop biodiversity and technological advances
9.3. Crop improvement strategies and methods
9.4. Biotechnological advances
9.5. Breeding for food security
9.6. Current challenges and prospects
9.7. Conclusion
References
Chapter 10: Crop Breeding and Biotechnological Advances towards Nutrition and Environment Security
Bal Krishna Joshi, Hari Kumar Shrestha, Dipendra Kumar Ayer
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Breeding for nutrition security and human health
10.3. Breeding for environmental security
10.4. Breeding constraints and limitations
10.5. Conclusion
References
Part IV: Micronutrient Concern
Chapter 11: The Micronutrient Zinc in Human Health and Disease
Young-Eun Cho, Sang-Hun Choi, In-Sook Kwun
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Characteristics of Zinc
11.3. Biological functions of Zinc
11.4. Zinc in foods and dietary needs
11.5. Dietary zinc absorption, transport, storage, and excretion
11.6. Zinc homeostasis by cellular and molecular mechanism
11.7. Zinc deficiency in human health
11.8. Zinc dysregulation and diseases
11.9. Conclusion
References
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Part V: Functional Foods
Chapter 13: Functional food in promoting health: Global perspective
Muhasina K.M, Puja Ghosh, Rojita Mishra, Neelaxi Pandey, Krishna Veni Nagappan, B. Duraiswamy, And Dhanabal Palaniswamy
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Examples of functional foods in oir daily life
13.3. Global perspective on functional foods
13.4. Functional food marketing development considerations
13.5. Sources of phytoconstituents with therapeutic activity
13.6. Role of functional foods and bioactive compounds in Chronic degenerative diseases
13.7. Future prospects and Conc
