Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate if religious food laws can provide answers to current issues with the food systems. Design/methodology/approach - This paper provides a discussion of the dietary and food system principles from a Judaism, Christianity and Islamic perspective for ...

Food security is the main path to develop the socioeconomic status in any country in the world to defeat malnutrition. The present scenario in an under developed countries are still facing this problem. Hence the human nutrition deficiencies focus on the importance of animal protein in their...

Poor nutrition and poverty are prevalent in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), and consumption of animal source foods (ASF), rich in high-quality calories and micronutrients, tends to be low. While many studies have focused on ASF consumption and health outcomes in children, few have...

The consumption of animal by-products has continued to witness tremendous growth over the last decade. This is due to its potential to combat protein malnutrition and food insecurity in many countries. Shortly after slaughter, animal by-products are separated into edible or inedible parts. The...

For devotees of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, food that does not meet standards of 'spiritual quality' in its production or preparation may be unsuitable for consumption. Regardless of availability and affordability, such food may as well be absent from the marketplace. Given that an estimated...

This article conducts a systematic literature review to analyze and consolidate empirical and/or theoretical evidence that shows the importance of wild foods for household food security in tropical forest areas. For these territories, forest plants, fungi and animals are not only important as a...

COVID-19 is a worldwide pandemic that spread over 192 countries and caused more than 3 million people deaths by 2021. It arises a concern on livestock cultivation, their production, and maintaining the supply chain to sustain the existing economy worldwide. The prediction of potential consequences...

One of the major challenges in ensuring global food security is the ever-changing biotic risk affecting the productivity and efficiency of the global food supply system. Biotic risks that threaten food security include pests and diseases that affect pre- and postharvest terrestrial agriculture and...

This publication is composed of symposium discussions and paper presentations featured at the meeting on the promotion of underutilized indigenous food resources held from 31 May to 2 June 2012 in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The papers included in this publication describe the significant contributions of ...

Nanotechnology is comprised of a wide range of technologies dealing with nano-sized structures (at least one dimension from 1 to 100 nm). Nanomaterials are classified as naturally occurring, incidentally synthesized, and intentionally manufactured. Potential benefits of manufactured nanoparticles...