This article explores the critical role of food safety practices in preventing health risks and enhancing public health outcomes by providing an in-depth examination of food safety practices and offering insights into strategies for enhancing food quality.
Authors
Amit Kumar, School of Hydrology and Water Resources, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.
Vinod Kumar, Department of Botany, Government College for Women Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, India.
Danijela Arsenov, Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Monika Thakur, Department of Bio-Sciences, Career Point University, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Ashok Kumar, Department of Botany, Central University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Ashish Khokhar, Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab, India.
Chandra Shekhar Seth, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Rupesh Kumar, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Summary
The pervasive issue of food and nutrition security demands urgent attention on a global scale. This challenge affects diverse populations worldwide and is compounded by multifaceted factors. Achieving sustainable food and nutrition security for smallholders and communities necessitates a comprehensive, interdisciplinary strategy, urging collaboration among experts from various fields.
Addressing this complex issue requires innovative, unconventional approaches to surmount existing challenges. Challenges such as insufficient resources, inadequate infrastructure, and limited market accesses are formidable barriers that must be dismantled for effective progress. To overcome these hurdles, it is imperative to identify existing building blocks across diverse sectors. Leveraging these building blocks can pave the way for an incremental progress strategy, steering us towards a holistic systems vision.
An incremental approach allows for the integration of diverse components within the food and nutrition system. By identifying synergies and interrelated, systems-oriented strategies can enhance the resilience and efficiency of the entire food and nutrition ecosystem. A holistic and integrated perspective addresses the root causes of these issues, offering a path towards a more sustainable and equitable food system. Embracing such an approach is crucial in shaping a resilient future, safeguarding global communities against the persistent challenges of food and nutrition insecurity.
Published in: Journal of Geochemical Exploration.
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