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This section consists of eight papers that address food security from various perspectives. Among the specific topics covered are: the relationships between agriculture, food security and climate change; Romania's position in Europe according to the Global Food Security Index; the measurement of ...

Publisher
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Amfiteatru Economic, 2019, No.51, pp 281-407 (En), 219-302 (Ro)
Abstract

Food policies are focused on ensuring the consumption needs of the existing population in a given territory. In general, food policies are built on food continuity and production based on a pool of natural resources available at a given time. Critical food security incidents, particularly the...

Author(s)
Antohi, V. M.; Zlati, M. L.; Sârbu, R.; Stanciu, S.; Virlănuță, F. O.; Anagnoste, S.
Publisher
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Amfiteatru Economic, 2019, No.51, pp 329-346 (En), 269-285 (Ro)
Abstract

Ensuring a sufficient level of food for the population in both quantitative and qualitative terms is a priority for most countries as well as for governmental and non-governmental bodies - be they national, regional or international. The United Nations (UN) stresses the fact that one of the biggest ...

Author(s)
Bobe, M.; Procopie, R.; Bucur, M.
Publisher
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Amfiteatru Economic, 2019, No.51, pp 347-360 (En), 286-299 (Ro)
Abstract

This article aims to analyze how the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) has evolved across the European countries for the period 2012-2018. In this respect, we have taken as a starting point the Report of Global Food Security Index 2018 as well as the scientific literature from the main stream of...

Author(s)
Năftanăilă, C.; Zărnescu, O. M.; Avram, L.; Braga, V.; Dragomir, R.; Gurgu, E.
Publisher
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Amfiteatru Economic, 2019, No.51, pp 294-312 (En), 234-252 (Ro)
Abstract

As an integral part of the United Nation's 2030 Agenda, implementing the European Green Deal is vital to ensure food security and transform food chains into a sustainable model. On the one hand, it enables the gradual abandonment of intensive agriculture and, on the other hand, it supports the...

Author(s)
Chiripuci, B.; Popescu, M. F.; Constantin, M.
Publisher
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Amfiteatru Economic, 2022, 60, pp 263-280 (ro), 361-378 (en)
Abstract

Food safety policies have gained considerable importance in recent years, food safety being one of the indicators that illustrates the standard of living and quality of life within a nation state. In order to assess food security, we analyzed the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) that,...

Author(s)
Băndoi, A.; Bocean, C.; Florea, A.; Simion, D.; Sitnikov, C.
Publisher
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Amfiteatru Economic, 2019, No.51, pp 312-328 (En), 253-268 (Ro)
Abstract

Entomophagy or the practice of eating insects has been known and practiced for millennia by people around the world, and being taken into account in countries where insect consumption is considered to be exotic behavior or the evolution of society begins to impose it. Food security is a...

Author(s)
Simion, V. E.; Bucea-Manea, R. T.; Adriana, A.; Martins, O. M. D.; Sekovska, B.; Dijmărescu, I.
Publisher
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Amfiteatru Economic, 2019, No.51, pp 462-479 (En), 308-325 (Ro)
Abstract

Nowadays, agriculture is facing a special challenge - to produce more food for a growing population, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions caused by food production. This piece of research is focused on the impact of agriculture on climate change, starting from the assumption that agriculture is...

Author(s)
Istudor, N.; Ion, R. A.; Petrescu, I. E.; Hrebenciuc, A.
Publisher
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Amfiteatru Economic, 2019, No.51, pp 285-293 (En), 224-233 (Ro)
Abstract

Sustainability has become one of the constant concerns of active participants in the food chain: producers, traders, consumers, and regulators. The paper aims to identify consumers' perceptions of the use of sustainable food packaging, in an exploratory survey of a sample of 280 respondents,...

Author(s)
Jurconi, A.; Popescu, I. M.; Manea, D. I.; Mihai, M.; Pamfilie, R.
Publisher
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Amfiteatru Economic, 2022, 60, pp 298-313 (ro), 395-409 (en)
Abstract

Nutrition concerns and food waste are a priority for the European Union, and the implementation of Green Pact policies is of major interest to all those involved in the food chain sector. The main purpose of this paper is to conduct an in-depth analysis of scientific production using bibliometrics, ...

Author(s)
Popescu, D. V.; Dima, A.; Radu, E.; Dobrotă, E. M.; Dumitrache, V. M.
Publisher
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Amfiteatru Economic, 2022, 60, pp 314-331 (ro), 410-428 (en)

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