1993 Fresh Produce and More
Author : Minnesota. Department of Agriculture. Minnesota Grown Program
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Page : 47 pages
File Size : 39,9 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Farm produce
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Author : Minnesota. Department of Agriculture. Minnesota Grown Program
Publisher :
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 39,9 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Farm produce
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 42,59 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Agriculture
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Page : 690 pages
File Size : 21,63 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Nigel H. Banks
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 23,47 MB
Release : 2009-02-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080920780
Consideration of the interactions between decisions made at one point in the supply chain and its effects on the subsequent stages is the core concept of a systems approach. Postharvest Handling is unique in its application of this systems approach to the handling of fruits and vegetables, exploring multiple aspects of this important process through chapters written by experts from a variety of backgrounds. Newly updated and revised, this second edition includes coverage of the logistics of fresh produce from multiple perspectives, postharvest handing under varying weather conditions, quality control, changes in consumer eating habits and other factors key to successful postharvest handling. The ideal book for understanding the economic as well as physical impacts of postharvest handling decisions. Key Features: *Features contributions from leading experts providing a variety of perspectives *Updated with 12 new chapters *Focuses on application-based information for practical implementation *System approach is unique in the handling of fruits and vegetables
Author : Roni Neff
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 22,9 MB
Release : 2014-10-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1118913051
A public health approach to the US food system Introduction to the US Food System: Public Health, Environment, and Equity is a comprehensive and engaging textbook that offers students an overview of today's US food system, with particular focus on the food system's interrelationships with public health, the environment, equity, and society. Using a classroom-friendly approach, the text covers the core content of the food system and provides evidence-based perspectives reflecting the tremendous breadth of issues and ideas important to understanding today's US food system. The book is rich with illustrative examples, case studies, activities, and discussion questions. The textbook is a project of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), and builds upon the Center's educational mission to examine the complex interrelationships between diet, food production, environment, and human health to advance an ecological perspective in reducing threats to the health of the public, and to promote policies that protect health, the global environment, and the ability to sustain life for future generations. Issues covered in Introduction to the US Food System include food insecurity, social justice, community and worker health concerns, food marketing, nutrition, resource depletion, and ecological degradation. Presents concepts on the foundations of the US food system, crop production, food system economics, processing and packaging, consumption and overconsumption, and the environmental impacts of food Examines the political factors that influence food and how it is produced Ideal for students and professionals in many fields, including public health, nutritional science, nursing, medicine, environment, policy, business, and social science, among others Introduction to the US Food System presents a broad view of today's US food system in all its complexity and provides opportunities for students to examine the food system's stickiest problems and think critically about solutions.
Author : Nancy Khardori
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 19,78 MB
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 149870879X
A broad overview of foodborne infectious diseases, this book covers recent outbreaks, highlighting the food sources and pathogens involved. It also examines foodborne infectious diseases in travelers that are not commonly seen in the United States, outbreak investigation, sources and vehicles of foodborne pathogens as well as diagnosis, treatment,
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Page : 380 pages
File Size : 26,17 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Fruit trade
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Page : 708 pages
File Size : 44,55 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Agriculture
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Page : 830 pages
File Size : 42,52 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Agriculture
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Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,4 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Food industry and trade
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