Beschreibung:
PART I: Sustainable Food Systems and Circular Economy: Tackling Resource Use, Efficiency, Food Loss and Waste Problems -- Chapter 1. Challenges and Prospects of Tackling Food Loss and Wastes in the Circular Economy Context -- Chapter 2. Tunnel farming as an adaptation tool for climate change among smallholders farmers in Nepal -- Chapter 3. Climate change and agro ecosystems in the hill and mountain regions of Northeast India -- Chapter 4. Circular Economy in Practice in Food Processing – business examples from Asia -- Chapter 5. Resource Efficiency for Sustainable Agriculture and Food in India: The Case of Food Loss Reduction -- PART II: Technology and Innovation for Food Value Chain Development -- Chapter 6. Chickpea Nutritional Status and Value Chain for sustainable development -- Chapter 7. Rice Value Chain in Tanzania- An Assessment to Improve Competitiveness and Sustainability -- Chapter 8. Development of Agricultural Value-Chains in Developing Economies: A Theoretical Framework -- Chapter 9. Role of Education in the Development of Sustainable Food Chain -- Chapter 10. Integrated Cluster Development Approach to foster inclusive growth and employment in Agri & Agro Processing Sector in India -- PART III: Towards Responsible Food Consumption -- Chapter 11. CSR as a tool for Responsible Food Consumption -- Chapter 12. Traditional Himalayan Food: An appropriate candidate for value chain establishment and addressing SDGs through niche products -- Chapter 13. Changing Food Consumption Pattern and its Implications on Achieving Zero Hunger in India -- Chapter 14. Strengthening the organic food value chain-the role of sharing economy -- PART IV: Linking Small Farmers to Markets: Markets, Institutions and Trade -- Chapter 15. Smallholder agriculture in developing and emerging economies: A Case of Srilanka -- Chapter 16. Linking Smallholder Farmers to Markets and the Implications for Social Entrepreneurship as a Model of Sustainable Development -- Chapter 17. Impact of Marketing Reforms on Farm-Market Linkages -- Chapter 18. India's Trade Structure, Performance and Competitiveness in Agriculture: What it holds for Expanding Trade and Strengthening Global Trade Linkages? -- Chapter 19. Examining the Marketing Structure of Non-timber Forest Products in India.
The book addresses the gap that exists in sustainable value chain development in the context of developing and emerging economies in meeting the sustainable development goals. The book adopts a holistic approach and discusses significant aspects of the topic such as challenges, opportunities, best practices, technology and innovation, business models, and policy formulation. The chapters focus on all the existing and potential actors in the value chain. Comprising invited chapters from leading researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and academicians working on this topic, this edited book is useful for scientists, researchers, students, research scholars, and practitioners as it builds the latest interdisciplinary knowledge in the area. An important aspect of the book is the case studies of already ongoing projects from various emerging economies around the world. Contributions are divided into four sections—sustainable food systems and circular economy: tackling resource use, efficiency, food loss, and waste problems; technology and innovation for food value chain development; toward responsible food consumption; linking small farmers to markets: markets, institutions, and trade. Significantly, the book is organized in the context of Sustainable Development Goals and has direct relevance and linkages with SDG 1 (poverty alleviation), SDG 2 (zero hunger), SDG 3 (good health and well-being), SDG 4 (quality education), SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production), SDG 13 (climate action), and SDG 17 (partnerships). .