Overview
This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on the development and deployment of good agricultural practices (GAPs) across the agricultural sector. The first chapter describes GAPs, notions of good farming, how GAP standards have evolved in developed and developing economies, the opportunities to evolve these pre- and postharvest standards and their related principles and practices in the future. The second chapter reviews the role of GAPs in preventing microbial contamination of fresh produce. The chapter also summarises how GAPs have evolved, the impact they have had on the produce industry, as well as current GAPs and how they are implemented. The third chapter considers the debates about GAPs in the context of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and how GAPs can be developed as part of an effective food safety control programme in CEA systems around the world. The fourth chapter addresses how GAPs can be used to optimise sustainable crop production and refers to three contrasting maize cultivation systems in the USA, Ethiopia and Argentina to demonstrate this. The final chapter provides an overview of the GAP-related certification schemes in global banana production and how they can be utilised to address the yield gap, improve synchronisation between ecological processes, production routines and cost efficiency.
Full Product Details
Author: Professor Louise Manning (LJM Associates Ltd/formerly Royal Agricultural University) ,
John G. Keogh ,
Dr Thomas P. Saunders (Produce Safety Alliance – Cornell University (United States)) ,
Dr Elizabeth A. Bihn (Produce Safety Alliance – Cornell University (United States))
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Volume: 112
ISBN: 9781835450161
ISBN 10: 1835450164
Pages: 134
Publication Date: 17 December 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Dr Louise Manning is Professor of Sustainable Agri-food Systems at the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology at the University of Lincoln, UK. With over 30 years of experience in both industry and research, and over 125 peer-reviewed publications, Professor Manning is internationally-renowned for both her research and consultancy work on food safety and quality, agri-food systems, food integrity and crime. She is an Associate Editor for the British Food Journal and is a member of the Board of Trustees for Rothamsted Research. Professor Manning has previously edited Developing smart agri-food supply chains: Using technology to improve safety and quality, published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing in 2021.
