Sustainable agri-food systems: environment, economy, society, and policy

H El Bilali, C Strassner, T Ben Hassen - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development.
Despite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are …

[HTML][HTML] Food security status of indigenous peoples in Canada according to the 4 pillars of food security: a scoping review

M Shafiee, P Keshavarz, G Lane, P Pahwa… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Food insecurity is a significant public health problem for Indigenous peoples in Canada. A
comprehensive literature review is needed to organize the evidence according to the 4 …

Sustainability considerations in water–energy–food nexus research in irrigated agriculture

A Hamidov, K Helming - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Irrigated agriculture is essential to satisfying the globally increasing demand for food and bio-
based products. Yet, in water scarce regions, water-use for irrigation aggravates the …

Modeling resource consumption and carbon emissions associated with lettuce production in plant factories

M Eaton, T Shelford, M Cole, N Mattson - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Plant factories (PFs), multi-layer production in opaque warehouses, are novel
production systems with many potential benefits and some key impediments, notably …

Urban gardening in a changing climate: A review of effects, responses and adaptation capacities for cities

F Tomatis, M Egerer, A Correa-Guimaraes… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change is impacting the ecological, social and technological aspects of urban
gardens. Gardens experience threats (eg, water scarcity) but are also responding through …

Comprehensive review of food-energy-water nexus at the community scale

N Ma, Y Zhang, R Zhang, W Zhang, X Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Food, energy, and water, as the basic resources supporting human survival, are
fundamental to the sustainable development of humanity. Urban space plays an influential …

Alternative and sustainable heat production for drinking water needs in a subarctic climate (Nunavik, Canada): Borehole thermal energy storage to reduce fossil fuel …

N Giordano, J Raymond - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of renewable energy technologies in the Arctic faces technical barriers
mainly related to extremely cold temperature. Moreover, storage issues to bridge the gap …

Northern food systems in transition: The role of the emerging agri-food industry in the northwest territories (Canada) food system

MA Lemay, J Radcliffe, D Bysouth… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This paper reports the findings of an ethnographic study that involved working with local
organizations, food advocates, and communities to develop strategies for expanding the …

Canadian greenhouse operations and their potential to enhance domestic food security

G LaPlante, S Andrekovic, RG Young, JM Kelly… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Food security is a growing societal challenge. The pressure to feed a projected global
population of 9.6 billion by 2050 will continue to be limited by decreasing arable land. The …

Soils and olericultural practices in circumpolar region of Russia at present and in the past

T Nizamutdinov, A Suleymanov, E Morgun… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Circumpolar regions are often associated with activities such as reindeer herding, hunting,
fishing, and gathering wild foods, but few know that locals have practiced olericulture since …