Sustainable Agriculture and Global Environmental Health : Toward the Efficient Management of Resources - Mónica Chávez-González

Sustainable Agriculture and Global Environmental Health

Toward the Efficient Management of Resources

By: Mónica Chávez-González (Editor), Cristóbal Noé Aguilar (Editor), Juan Carlos Contreras-Esquivel (Editor)

Hardcover | 6 December 2024

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New technologies have the potential to transform the agri-food industry by improving agricultural productivity. Recent innovations in this sector are making a useful contribution to environmental sustainability as well. This new book presents advanced methods and modern technologies in agri-food sectors to document the improvements in environmental health and food security considering a global scale.

The volume focuses on prioritizing sustainable agriculture and global environment health. It explores the principles of environmental sustainability and explains how these principles can be applied in practice in agri-food systems. It also provides an accessible framework for the effective management of resources for the reduction of chronic disease in humans and mitigating the degradation of the environment.

Key features:

  • Describes the key concepts of sustainable food production for scientists interested in the environmental impacts of agriculture
  • Reviews sustainable options to the industrial production methods used today to adopt healthier foods and lifestyles
  • Reports on sustainable resources for the food industry along with sustainable processes for food scientists of all levels, both in academia and industry
  • Explores technical innovations to connect the gap between a healthy environment and sustainable agriculture using the theories and principles set out in each chapter to address real-world problems
  • Presents case studies related to our growing demand for food from the perspectives of disciplines ranging from environmental science to public health

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