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Linking agricultural production and human nutrition
Author(s) -
Schneeman Barbara O
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0010(20010101)81:1<3::aid-jsfa743>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - agriculture , production (economics) , business , food processing , microbiology and biotechnology , food supply , food industry , yield (engineering) , population , agricultural productivity , natural resource economics , environmental health , agricultural economics , agricultural science , medicine , environmental science , biology , food science , economics , ecology , materials science , metallurgy , macroeconomics
The adequacy of nutritional status in a population depends on an effective food and agricultural sector. The development of agriculture in relation to nutrition has occurred in 3 phases: 1) improving yield to provide adequate energy from food, 2) improving efficiency of production to diversify the sources of nutrients in the food supply, and 3) targeted efforts to improve the nutritional profile of foods that will help lower the risk of disease and promote health. Success in maintaining yield and efficiency while improving the ability of the food supply to provide good nutrition will require a multi‐discipline effort of nutrition, food, plant and animal scientists in order that the most effective strategies are targeted. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry