Environmental Impact of Agro-Food Industry and Food Consumption

Environmental Impact of Agro-Food Industry and Food Consumption covers trends associated with the impact of food production on the environment, using life cycle analysis and the standard methods by which to estimate the food industry's environmental impact. The book discusses city-scale actions to estimate environmental impact of food systems, including the meat chain, feeding crops to farmed fish, the confectionary industry, agriculture, tea processing, cheese production, the dairy industry, cold chain, and ice cream production. Food waste and consumption in hospitality and global diets are also discussed.

Written for food scientists, technologists, engineers, chemists, and governmental and regulatory bodies working in the whole food science field; environmentalists, environmental technologists and environmental engineers; researchers, 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.

Impactul asupra mediului al industriei agroalimentare si al consumului alimentar acopera tendintele asociate cu impactul productiei de alimente asupra mediului, utilizand analiza ciclului de viata si metodele standard prin care se estimeaza impactul asupra mediului al industriei alimentare. Cartea discuta actiunile la nivel de oras pentru a estima impactul asupra mediului al sistemelor alimentare, inclusiv lantul de carne, hranirea culturilor pestilor de crescatorie, industria de cofetarie, agricultura, prelucrarea ceaiului, productia de branzeturi, industria produselor lactate, lantul rece si productia de inghetata.