Basics of Human Civilization: Vol.2: Food

by Prem Nath

ISBN: 9789351245896
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Imprint : NIPA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 16575.00
Biblio : 592 pages,25cm.

Author Profile

Dr. Prem Nath: Agricultural Science Foundation (PNASF), Bangalore 560 094, India

About The Book

The present volume II concentrates on Food with relevance to Agriculture and Humanity. This publication contains nine chapters, viz., namely, Introduction, Food Perception, Food Commonly Known, Food Sources, Food and Health, Food and Nutrition Policy, Regional and International Programmes on Food and Nutrition Security, Challenges and Opportunities in Food Sector. This Volume contains 28 articles, by well known national and international authors, covering — pages. The authors from food and health sciences (physician, dietician, patient), agriculture sciences (cereal crops, horticulture, livestock, fisheries), economics, policy and development with national and international experiences have expressed their views on one subject – Food.

Table of Contents

"Foreword Message About the Architect of the Book About the Technical and Editorial Team 1. Introduction 1. Introduction Dr. Prem Nath 2. Food Perception 2. Three Vertices of Human Civilization Triangle: Food, Agriculture And Humanistic Ideology S. Bisaliah 3. Food Commonly Known 3. Food as Understood Prem Nath 4. Knowing Food for Human Health K.G. Ahuja 5. Unused Food, Underutilized Food, and Handling Food-Enhancing Food Availability Prem Nath 6. Street Food of the Common People-Worldwide Prem Nath 7. Changes in National and International Food Patterns-Observations and Perspectives Prem Nath 4. Food Sources 8. Cereal Grains and Pulses for Human Health K.R.M. Swamy and K.G. Ahuja 9. Vegetables for Human Nutrition and Health K.R.M. Swamy, Prem Nath and K.G. Ahuja 10. Fruits for Nutritional Security C.P.A. Iyer and K.R.M. Swamy 11. Animal Source Foods for Human Health B. S. V. Reddy and K.R.M. Swamy 12. Role of Fishes in Augmenting Human Health K. Gopakumar 13. Herbs and Spices as Flavoring Foods K.R.M. Swamy 14. Major Classes of Phytonutraceuticals in Vegetables and Health Benefits: A Review João Carlos da Silva Dias 15. Nutraceuticals in Organically Grown Fruits and Vegetables B.S. Prabhakar and S. Sivashankar 5. Food and Health 16. Food: What, How Much and When to Eat for Better Human Health? Sana Thousia 17. Common Ailments, Food and Human Health Mohammed Ilyas, S.P. 18. Changing Food Habits with Age and Health-Own Observations and Perceptions Prem Nath 6. Food and Nutrition Policy 19. The Right to Food Prem Nath 20. Changes in Food and Nutrition Policies– A Glance Prem Nath 21. Indian Food Bill-Views and Prospects Devinder Sharma 22. Strategic Changes in Approach to Combat Food and Nutrition Insecurity Among Urban and Rural Population Subash Dasgupta and Indrajit Roy 23. Importance of Food Safety in the Food Production and Supply Chain S. Sareen 7. Food and Nutrition Security Programmes - Regional and International 24. Contribution of Grain Legumes in Combating Food and Nutrition In-security in Different Regions of the World C. L. Laxmipathi Gowda, Aravind K. Jukanti and Pooran M. Gaur 25. Food Insecurity in Tribal Dominated Areas of Maharashtra, India Nitin Tagade and R. S. Deshpande 26. Mitigating the Food and Nutritional Insecurity in East Africa: Development of the Community Based “Iringa Approach” by the Iringa Nutrition Programme (1983-1988) in Tanzania Marashetty Seenappa 27. Impact of National and International Programs and. Projects in Mitigating Food and NutritionalInsecurity in Central Asia and the Caucasus Ravza Mavlyanova 8. Challenges and Opportunities 28. Challenges and Opportunities in Food Sector Prem Nath"