Food and Agricultural Research Council

Endogenous losses of nutrients.

(2) (3) These are not presented in the form of practical allowances. Hence, in practice, safety margins will be allowed to take account of such factors as variations in availability of nutrients in different samples of feeding-stuffs, possible losses during manufacture and storage of food, breed and individuality of animals, environmental circumstances and standards of husbandry. livestock has ...

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U.S. Beef Demand Drivers and Enhancement Opportunities

This publication uses national, quarterly data to examine U.S. meat demand using the Rotterdam model. The analysis provides insights into beef demand and previously unexamined topics including the effect of multiple information indices linking different health concerns with diet, changes in household dynamics, and meat recall information. Estimation results confirmed that consumer expenditures ...

Review of fat and fatty acid requirements and criteria for developing dietary guidelines.

Reports from the United States [Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, IOM, 2005], The Netherlands [Health Council of the Netherlands, 2001], Australia and New Zealand [National Health and Medical Research Council, 2003], German-speaking countries [2000], India [Indian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Nutrition, 1998] and China [2008] have been included in this repor...

The Iowa Food Policy Council: a case study

While legislative and administrative decisions are made by government entities, food policy councils (FPCs) will often recommend and implement food policy decisions at the local and regional levels. When created, the Iowa Food Policy Council (IFPC) became the second state-wide FPC in existence. With Iowa being a leader in the production of corn, soybeans and pork for domestic consumption and ex...

Agricultural Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Developing Countries: Policy Options for Innovation and Technology Diffusion

In 2008 the International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) launched The ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade. This interdisciplinary platform of climate change, agricultural and trade experts seeks to promote increased policy coherence to ensure effective climate change mitigation and...