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1 Gustavsson, J.; Cederberg, C.; Sonesson, U.; van Otterdijk, R.; Meybeck, A. 2011. Global food losses and food waste: extent causes and prevention. Rome, Italy: FAO. 29p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043870)
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ags/publications/GFL_web.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043870.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043870.pdf
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2 Shah, M. A. L.; Rashid, M. A.; Harun-Ar-Rashid, M.; Mandal, M. R.; Ghani, M. A. (Eds.) 2004. Proceedings of the Workshop on Arsenic in the Food Chain: Assessment of Arsenic in the Water-Soil-Crop Systems, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22 July 2004. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). 74p.
Agricultural research ; Water pollution ; Soil pollution ; Arsenic ; Chemical contamination ; Food chains ; Crops ; Yields ; Groundwater ; GIS ; Mapping ; Rivers ; Sedimentation / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G584 SHA Record No: H044539)
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3 FAO. 2008. Coping with water scarcity: an action framework for agriculture and food security. Rome, Italy: FAO. 92p.
Agriculture ; Water scarcity ; Water accounting ; Water supply ; Hydrological cycle ; Water balance ; Water demand ; Water policy ; Water management ; Food security ; Food supply ; Food production ; Food chains
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045091)
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4 Noble, Andrew; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Manthrithilake, Herath; Arasalingam, Sutharsiny. 2014. Review of literature on chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 41p. (IWMI Working Paper 158) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2014.206]
Kidney diseases ; Chronic course ; Aetiology ; Water quality ; Drinking water ; Groundwater ; Contamination ; Arsenic ; Toxicity ; Cadmium ; Phosphates ; Fluorides ; Aluminium ; Agrochemicals ; Health hazards ; Food chains ; Farmers ; Wells ; Literature ; Research / Sri Lanka / Medawachchiya / Anuradhapura
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046435)
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This manuscript undertakes a review of current published information (peer-reviewed and grey literature) on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. It attempts to provide an overview of the possible environmentally-induced causal factors that have been implicated in the development of the disease, and identifies the gaps in research and recommends potential areas for future research. The review specifically captures the potential role that agriculture and water resources may play as causal factors in the development of the disease, and calls for a systematic approach and stresses the need for an integrated multi-disciplinary research effort to address the problem.
5 Natarajan, Rajmohan; Prathapar, Sanmugam A. 2014. Extent of arsenic contamination and its impact on the food chain and human health in the eastern Ganges Basin: a review. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 47p. (IWMI Working Paper 161) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2014.224]
Arsenic ; Contamination ; Organic arsenic compounds ; Inorganic compounds ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Food chains ; Groundwater ; Water pollution ; Soil pollution ; Rice ; Irrigation water ; Drinking water ; Tube wells ; Ion exchange / India / Nepal / Bangladesh / Ganges Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046775)
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Exposure to arsenic and the use of arsenic-contaminated groundwater in agriculture causes serious health issues. Complete or partial contamination of groundwater is reported worldwide, especially in the Eastern Gangetic Basin (EGB). This study aims to create an overall assessment of arsenic contamination in the EGB based on existing literature, demarcate the extent of the affected area, highlight the impacts on the food chain and human health, and hopes the research will help in the better planning and management of groundwater. Although several studies have evaluated arsenic contamination of groundwater in the EGB, (a) there is no proper long-term monitoring being done in affected areas; (b) there is a debate to identify the exact source and transport processes of arsenic occurrence in this region; (c) there is no comprehensive method to estimate the level of arsenic contamination in soil, water and the food chain; and (d) Arsenic contamination in Bihar and Nepal is not evaluated systematically, especially arsenic accumulation in the food chain and human health issues. Data scarcity and accessibility are the major challenges in this region. Thus, this review recommends systematic monitoring and analysis of arsenic contamination in groundwater, soils and food across the EGB.
6 de Zeeuw, H.; Drechsel, Pay. (Eds.) 2015. Cities and agriculture: developing resilient urban food systems. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. 431p.
Urbanization ; Urban agriculture ; Food policies ; Food industry ; Food security ; Food production ; Food consumption ; Food supply ; Food chains ; Nutrition ; Feeding habits ; Stakeholders ; Developing countries ; Urban wastes ; Organic wastes ; Organic matter ; Liquid wastes ; Solid wastes ; Excreta ; Waste treatment ; Wastewater treatment ; Water quality ; Climate change ; Horticulture ; Irrigation systems ; Aalternative agriculture ; Greenhouses ; Livestock ; Forestry ; Agroforestry ; Aquaculture ; Gender ; Equity ; Economic development ; Financing ; Income ; Flood control ; Health hazards ; Public health ; Environmental effects ; Pollution ; Households ; Urban farmers ; Sustainability
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047224)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Books/PDF/cities_and_agriculture-developing_resilient_urban_food_systems.pdf
http://www.ruaf.org/publications/cities-and-agriculture-developing-resilient-urban-food-systems
http://www.ruaf.org/publications/cities-and-agriculture-developing-resilient-urban-food-systems
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7 Moustier, P.; Renting, H. 2015. Urban agriculture and short chain food marketing in developing countries. In de Zeeuw, H.; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Cities and agriculture: developing resilient urban food systems. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.121-138.
Urban agriculture ; Marketing ; Developing countries ; Economic evaluation ; Food supply ; Food production ; Food chains
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047258)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Books/PDF/cities_and_agriculture-developing_resilient_urban_food_systems.pdf
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/5.%20Short%20chains-min.pdf
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/5.%20Short%20chains-min.pdf
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8 Bharati, Luna; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. (Eds.) 2016. The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. 327p. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
River basin management ; Water resources ; Groundwater management ; Groundwater recharge ; Groundwater table ; Aquifers ; Surface water ; International waters ; International cooperation ; Sustainable agriculture ; Agricultural production ; Water use ; Agricultural practices ; Intensification ; Investment ; Water policy ; Climate change ; Flooding ; Drought ; Forecasting ; Water productivity ; Energy resources ; Water power ; Water accounting ; Irrigated land ; Water demand ; Environmental flows ; Ecosystem services ; Freshwater ; Species ; Biodiversity conservation ; Hydrometeorology ; Models ; Hydrogeology ; Groundwater pollution ; Arsenic ; Contamination ; Water quality ; Food chains ; Public health ; Waste water treatment plants ; Institutional development ; Water governance ; Socioeconomic environment ; Living standards ; Rural poverty ; Equity ; Land ownership ; Gender ; Migrant labour ; Women farmers ; Remuneration ; Villages ; Highlands ; Deltas ; Riparian zones / India / Nepal / Bangladesh / Ganges River Basin / Himalayan Region / Gangetic Plains / Bihar / West Bengal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047808)
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9 Fernando, Sudarshana; Semasinghe, Christina; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Wijayamunie, R.; Wickramasinghe, N.; Dissanayake, S. 2016. City region food system situational analysis, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Rome, Italy: FAO; Accra, Ghana: Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF). 251p.
Food consumption ; Food supply ; Food safety ; Food policies ; Food production ; Food chains ; Food security ; Stakeholders ; Corporate culture ; Institutions ; Government departments ; Municipal authorities ; Private sector ; International organizations ; Legal aspects ; Legislation ; Regulations ; Policy making ; Decision making ; Human nutrition ; Malnutrition ; Sociocultural environment ; Poverty ; Natural resources management ; Climate change ; Land use ; Economic aspects ; Small scale systems ; Vegetables ; Fruits ; Livestock ; Milk production ; Crops ; Market prices ; Waste disposal ; Waste management ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Sanitation / Sri Lanka / Colombo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047774)
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10 Allan, T.; Matthews, Nathanial. 2016. The water, energy and food nexus and ecosystems: the political economy of food non-food supply chains. In Dodds, F.; Bartram, J. (Eds.). The water, food, energy and climate nexus: challenges and an agenda for action. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.78-89.
Food supply ; Food chains ; Ecosystems ; Water use ; Water resources ; Energy resources ; Energy management ; Energy consumption ; Political aspects ; Economic aspects ; Supply chain ; Private sector
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047828)
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11 Natarajan, Rajmohan; Chakraborti, D.; Prathapar, S. 2016. Arsenic in the eastern Ganges Basin: extent and impact on food chain and human health. In Bharati, Luna; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.205-221. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
Arsenic ; Contamination ; Groundwater ; Water pollution ; Inorganic compounds ; Toxicity ; Drinking water ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Food chains ; Rice ; Irrigation water ; Tube wells ; Soil pollution / India / Nepal / Bangladesh / Ganges Basin / Bihar / West Bengal / Terai Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047839)
12 Karg, H.; Drechsel, Pay; Akoto-Dans, E. K.; Glaser, R.; Nyarko, G.; Buerkert, A. 2016. Foodsheds and city region food systems in two West African cities. Sustainability, 8(12):1-32. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su8121175]
Food chains ; Food supply ; Food consumption ; Food habits ; Food production ; Urban environment ; Urban population ; Climate change ; Crops ; Livestock ; Vegetables ; Leaf vegetables ; Organic wastes / West Africa / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Tamale / Ouagadougou
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047875)
In response to changing urban food systems, short supply chains have been advocated to meet urban food needs while building more sustainable urban food systems. Despite an increasing interest in urban food supply and the flows of food from production to consumption, there is a lack of empirical studies and methodologies which systematically analyse the actual proportion and nutritional significance of local and regional food supplied to urban markets. The aim of this empirical study therefore was to compare the geographical sources supplying food to the urban population (“foodsheds”) in Tamale, Ghana and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to record the supplied quantities and to assess the level of interaction between the sources and the respective city. The study was conducted over two years, covering the seasons of abundant and short supply, via traffic surveys on the access roads to the two cities, and in the Tamale markets, resulting altogether in more than 40,000 records of food flow. Results indicated that food sources were highly crop- and season-specific, ranging from one-dimensional to multi-dimensional foodsheds with diverse sources across seasons. Across the commodity-specific foodsheds, city region boundaries were established. Within the proposed city region a relatively large proportion of smallholders contributed to urban food supply, taking advantage of the proximity to urban markets. While food provided from within the city region offers certain place-based benefits, like the provision of fresh perishable crops, a larger geographical diversity of foodsheds appeared to enhance the resilience of urban food systems, such as against climate related production failures.
13 Drechsel, Pay; Karg, H.; Appoh, Richard Kofi; Akoto-Danso, E. 2016. Resilience of rural-urban food flows in West Africa [Abstract only]. In Centre de cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD). International Conference on Agri-Chains and Sustainable Development: Linking Local and Global Dynamics, Montpellier, France, 12-14 December 2016. Abstracts Book. Paris, France: Centre de cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD). pp.182.
Food supply ; Urban areas ; Rural areas ; Food chains ; Commodity markets ; Merchants ; Agricultural products ; Resilience ; Drought ; Flooding / West Africa / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Accra / Kumasi / Tamale / Ouagadougou
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047893)
http://acsd2016.cirad.fr/content/download/4317/32688/version/1/file/Book+of+abstracts.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047893.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047893.pdf
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14 Zadeh, S. M.; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Antoniou, A.; Qadir, M.; Chilton, J.; Carrion-Crespo, C.; de Souza, M.; Zandaryaa, S.; Medlicot, K. 2017. Agriculture. In United Nations World Water Assessment Programme. The United Nations world water development report. Wastewater: the untapped resource. Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. pp.69-77.
Agricultural production ; Pollution by agriculture ; Water pollution ; Pollutants ; Pollution control ; Pollution prevention ; Wastewater irrigation ; Wastewater treatment ; Nutrients ; Pesticides ; Sediment ; Soil organic matter ; Pathogens ; On-farm training ; Aquaculture ; Livestock ; Health hazards ; Environmental impact assessment ; Groundwater ; Water quality ; Food chains
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048258)
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This chapter reviews the main pollutants from agriculture, its associated impacts, and offers some key pollution mitigation options. The chapter also discusses how agriculture can be a beneficial user of wastewater, and how the practice can become safe.
15 Drechsel, Pay; Otoo, Miriam; Rao, Krishna C.; Hanjra, Munir A. 2018. Business models for a circular economy: linking waste management and sanitation with agriculture. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.4-15.
Business management ; Models ; Economic aspects ; Waste management ; Sanitation ; Resource recovery ; Nutrients ; Organic matter ; Organic wastes ; Food chains ; Environmental health ; Agroindustrial sector ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Energy management
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048623)
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16 Drechsel, Pay; Otoo, Miriam; Rao, Krishna C.; Hanjra, Munir A. 2018. Business models for a circular economy: introduction - Section I. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.4-31.
Business management ; Models ; Economic aspects ; Waste management ; Sanitation ; Resource recovery ; Nutrients ; Organic matter ; Environmental management ; Environmental health ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Risk management ; Food chains ; Social aspects ; Equity
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048697)
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17 Semasinghe, C.; Benders, J.; Vairavamoorthy, V.; Fernando, Sudarshana; Drechsel, Pay. 2018. Vulnerability and resilience of the Colombo urban food system to extreme weather. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 34:26.
Urban areas ; Food supply ; Food production ; Food chains ; Supply chain ; Wholesale marketing ; Weather / Sri Lanka / Colombo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048967)
https://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/RUAF_UAM34_p26.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048967.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048967.pdf
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18 Yuan, Z.; Nag, R.; Cummins, E. 2022. Human health concerns regarding microplastics in the aquatic environment - from marine to food systems. Science of the Total Environment, 823:153730. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153730]
Microplastic pollution ; Public health ; Aquatic environment ; Marine environment ; Marine ecosystems ; Food systems ; Seafoods ; Food chains ; Food safety ; Health hazards ; Gastrointestinal diseases ; Chronic toxicity ; Risk assessment ; Sediment ; Surface water ; Freshwater ; Nanoplastics
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051191)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722008221/pdfft?md5=0c02d77234de3aafb39abd08d627609e&pid=1-s2.0-S0048969722008221-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051191.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051191.pdf
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Marine plastic waste pollution is one of the most urgent global marine environmental problems worldwide. It has attracted worldwide attention from governments, the public, the scientific community, media and non-governmental organizations and has become a hot issue in current marine ecology and environmental research. This research aimed to conduct a traditional review of the current state of the art regarding microplastics (MPs) definition and characterisation, including an assessment of MPs detected in marine and food systems. The review revealed that plastic waste is not biodegraded and can only be broken down, predominantly by physical processes, into small particles of micron to nanometre size. Particles (<150 µm) can be ingested by living organisms, migrate through the intestinal wall and reach lymph nodes and other body organs. The primary pathway of human exposure to MPs has been identified as gastrointestinal ingestion (mainly seafood for the general population), pulmonary inhalation, and dermal infiltration. MPs may pollute drinking water, accumulate in the food chain, and release toxic chemicals that may cause disease, including certain cancers. Micro/nano-plastics may pose acute toxicity, (sub) chronic toxicity, carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, and developmental toxicity. In addition, nanoplastics (NPs) may pose chronic toxicity (cardiovascular toxicity, hepatotoxicity, and neurotoxicity). The toxicity of MPs/NPs primarily depends on the particle size distribution and monomeric composition/characteristics of polymers. Polyurethane (PUR), Polyacrylonitrile (PAN), Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Epoxy resin, and Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) are categorised as the most toxic polymers based on monomer toxicity. MP detection methods include combinations of spectroscopic analysis (RS and FTIR) and chromatography (TED-GC/MS). MP/NP toxicological properties and general quantitative and qualitative analysis methods used in MPs Risk Assessment (RA) are summarised. A robust dose-response model for MPs/NPs requires further investigation. This study lays the foundation for the evaluation of MP/NP risk assessment in the marine ecosystem and potential implications for human health.
19 Nogues, Q.; Baulaz, Y.; Clavel, J.; Araignous, E.; Bourdaud, P.; Lasram, F. B. R.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Girardin, V.; Halouani, G.; Le Loc’h, F.; Loew-Turbout, F.; Raoux, A.; Niquil, N. 2023. The usefulness of food web models in the ecosystem services framework: quantifying, mapping, and linking services supply. Ecosystem Services, 63:101550. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101550]
Ecosystem services ; Food chains ; Models ; Mapping ; Ecosystem management ; Network analysis ; Climate change ; Wind farms ; Resilience ; Biodiversity ; Indicators ; Anthropogenic factors / France
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052205)
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Coastal ecosystems provide a wide range of valuable ecosystem services (ES) for human wellbeing. Such services depend on the functioning and structure of ecosystems. Unfortunately, these ecosystems are threatened by humans, directly impairing their ability to provide these services. In order to predict such changes, we used a food web model to forecast potential spatial changes in ES supply in the Seine Bay (English Channel), due to climate change effects (CC) and the setup of an offshore wind farm (OWF). Three ES were studied, food production from fishing, top predator production for cultural purposes and the potential resistance of the ecosystem inferred from its organization. The ability of the Seine Bay ecosystem to produce food appears to be negatively impacted by the effect of climate change. Because of the important economic role of fishing in Normandy, such changes could percolate on the entire social and economic system of the bay. The Courseulles-sur-Mer offshore wind farm appears to increase the supply of services and limit the impact of climate change at the local spatial scale, which could give stakeholders insights into mitigating the effects of climate change. Such ecosystem approach enables for a more integrative view of ES supply, through the characterization of the entire system functioning.
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