Browsing by Subject "food security"
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An Evaluation of the Alignment of Surplus Food Recovery and Redistribution Technologies with the Circular Economy
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)In Qatar, food security is a top research priority. The National Food Security Strategy (20182023) and the Qatar National Vision 2030 show evidence of policy support regarding food security. The United Nations Sustainable ... -
An Analysis of Export Restriction Rules and Proposals Under the WTO
( Qatar University Press , 2018 , Other)This memorandum is a redacted version of a confidential research paper on export restriction negotiations in relation to food security under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The complete version of this ... -
Backyard Urban Agriculture in Qatar: Challenges & Recommendations
( Global Waste Cleaning Network , 2021 , Article)The last decade witnessed a return to traditional ways of farming that were, for decades, braced by technological advancement. Along with many countries around the world, Qatar manifests an interest in urban farming, ... -
Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East
( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)The Ukraine war has led to a severe global food crisis due to complex supply disruptions and price increases of agricultural inputs. Countries of the Middle East have been directly affected because of their high dependence ... -
Editorial: COVID-19 pandemic, food behaviour and consumption patterns
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2022 , Other)With already 600 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 6 million recorded deaths, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), detected in Wuhan (China) in late 2019, is nowadays one of the most pressing global challenges ... -
Effective policies to mitigate food waste in Qatar
( Academic Journals , 2020 , Article)This paper highlighted food waste as one of the biggest threats to food security that put pressure on the natural resources and limit the ecological capacity of land of Qatar to continue providing renewable resources. ... -
Food Security Challenges in Europe in the Context of the Prolonged Russian-Ukrainian Conflict
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article Review)The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, two major agricultural powers, has numerous severe socio-economic consequences that are presently being felt worldwide and that are undermining the functioning of the global ... -
Food security, technology, and techniques
( Qatar University - College of Engineering , 2017 , Other)CENG held a seminar on “Food Security, Technology and Techniques” on November 9, in collaboration with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME). The event aimed to discuss the main techniques that should be ... -
Growing food pyramids in the sand: how sustainable are Qatar’s self-sufficiency and foreign agro-investment policies?
( Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare (IAO) , 2017 , Article)Achieving food security in the Arabian Gulf is no easy task. Fuelled by petrodollars, the countries largely rely on imports to feed their burgeoning population, making them susceptible to price and supply shocks. This paper ... -
Impacts of the Russia-Ukraine War on Global Food Security: Towards More Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems?
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)As a conflict between two major agricultural powers, the Russia-Ukraine war has various negative socioeconomic impacts that are now being felt internationally and might worsen, notably, for global food security. If the war ... -
Regional Agriculture and Food Systems Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of the Near East and North Africa Region
( MDPI , 2024 , Article Review)The COVID-19 pandemic affected agri-food systems worldwide. However, while the impacts differed from one country/region to another, the scholarly literature seems to focus on developed countries in the Global North. ... -
Research on food loss and waste in the Western Balkans: A systematic review
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article Review)Food losses and waste (FLW) is considered a critical issue in the ongoing debate on the sustainability of agri-food systems. However, the scholarly literature on FLW is still geographically-biased, with more attention ... -
STATISTICAL WEIGHTING BASED MEASUREMENT FOR FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY DIMENSION OF FOOD SECURITY AND EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT
(06-2 , Master Thesis)The appropriate application of statistical approaches on a data set brings powerful results and insights for solving food security problems for current and future generations. Moreover, it provides resilient integrated ... -
Tourism research for the GCC region: Current status and future research directions
( SAGE Publications , 2021 , Article Review)Tourism in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has recently been considered by policymakers as a new avenue for economic diversification. Despite the considerable literature concerning the impact of tourism ... -
Transforming Challenges into Opportunities for Qatar’s Food Industry: Self-Sufficiency, Sustainability, and Global Food Trade Diversification
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Food trade restrictions pose a serious risk for countries that are heavily reliant on food imports, potentially leading to food crises, inequality, and geopolitical conflicts on a global scale. However, such restrictions ...