Rising demands for food and uncertainties about climate change call for a paradigm shift in water management with a … compared with that of CT; however, the response of cereals (corn +1.0 kg ha⁻¹ mm⁻¹, wheat +1.3 kg ha … promising step towards improving food production in semiarid regions. …

A review of recent literature pertaining to organic and functional food was conducted according its conceptual … background.<strong> </strong>Functional and organic food both belong to fast growing segments of the European food market. Both … are food according to the European food regulations, but organic food is further regulated by the European regulation for …

The efficacy of “gaseous” ozone in reducing numbers and re-growth of food-borne pathogens, (<i>Escherichia coli </i … customer-friendly method to reduce food pathogen contamination of leafy produce and is worth exploring on a pilot-scale in an …

Food production in 2050 will be sufficient, globally, but many of the poor will remain food insecure. The primary cause … of food insecurity will continue to be poverty, rather than inadequate food production. Thus, policies and investments … that increase the incomes of the poor will remain the best ways to extend food security to all. Investments that promote …

for increasing food production. Different approaches have been suggested to solve these issues. This short review focuses …

of the three broad levels of organization of the soil food web: they are plant litter transformers or ecosystem engineers …

contain a variety of human pathogens that can threaten humans who consume the contaminated food or water. Composting can …

Ensuring food security is an ongoing global challenge. Many forecasts point to a need to increase food production by at … least 70% if we are to feed the world’s projected population of nine billion in 2050. Recent volatility in commodity prices … and the general upward trend in the cost of food are indicators that global food systems are now driven by demand rather …