Forests and Food

Forests and Food
Author: Bhaskar Vira
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2015-11-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1783741937

As population estimates for 2050 reach over 9 billion, issues of food security and nutrition have been dominating academic and policy debates. A total of 805 million people are undernourished worldwide and malnutrition affects nearly every country on the planet. Despite impressive productivity increases, there is growing evidence that conventional agricultural strategies fall short of eliminating global hunger, as well as having long-term ecological consequences. Forests can play an important role in complementing agricultural production to address the Sustainable Development Goals on zero hunger. Forests and trees can be managed to provide better and more nutritionally-balanced diets, greater control over food inputs—particularly during lean seasons and periods of vulnerability (especially for marginalised groups)—and deliver ecosystem services for crop production. However forests are undergoing a rapid process of degradation, a complex process that governments are struggling to reverse. This volume provides important evidence and insights about the potential of forests to reducing global hunger and malnutrition, exploring the different roles of landscapes, and the governance approaches that are required for the equitable delivery of these benefits. Forests and Food is essential reading for researchers, students, NGOs and government departments responsible for agriculture, forestry, food security and poverty alleviation around the globe.

Forestry Issues

Forestry Issues
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1999
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Forest Nutrition Management

Forest Nutrition Management
Author: Dan Binkley
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1986-10-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780471818830

An integrated treatment of forest nutrition management that draws on the fields of silviculture, soil studies, ecology, and economics to provide broad-based information on how to enhance the nutritional status of forest soils in order to increase their long-term stand productivity. Covers the use of fertilizers to enhance biological nitrogen fixation and how the nutrition status of forests is affected by other operations, such as harvesting and site preparation. Includes methods for assessing nutrient status, the economics of nutrition management, and models to aid in decision making. Written for the non-specialist needing a clear conceptual base for applying forest nutrition science to management. Numerous examples of successful forest management illustrate concepts.

Nutrition Labeling and Information

Nutrition Labeling and Information
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Nutrition
Publisher:
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1978
Genre: Food
ISBN:

Federal Nutrition Programs

Federal Nutrition Programs
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1996
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Forest, Foods and Nutrition

Forest, Foods and Nutrition
Author: Alessandra Durazzo
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2021-03-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3036500421

The Special Issue, entitled “Forest, Food and Nutrition”, is focused on understanding of the intersection and linking existing between forests, food, and nutrition. Forest ecosystems are an important biodiversity environment resource for many species. Forests and trees play a key role in food production and have a relevant impact also on nutrition. Plants and animals in the forests enable nutrient-rich food sources to be available, and can provide important contributions to dietary diversity, quality, and quantity.