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In the 19th century, the term lusofobia was often used to describe nationalist sentiments in Brazil, a former colony of the Portuguese Empire, with liberal politicians in Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco advocating the reduction of Portuguese immigration and involvement in the Brazilian economy, although almost all of them were of Portuguese descent.
Food safety affects food utilization, [57] and can be affected by the preparation, processing, and cooking of food in the community and household. [18] Nutritional values [57] of the household determine food choice, [18] and whether food meets cultural preferences is important to utilization in terms of psychological and social well-being. [65]
food miles - the emissions produced and resources needed to transport food and drink around the globe. food security - food produced in sufficient quantity to meet the full requirements of all people i.e. total global food supply equals the total global demand. For households it is the ability to purchase or produce the food they need for a ...
Extractivism is the removal of large quantities of raw or natural materials, particularly for export with minimal processing. [3] The concept emerged in the 1990s (as extractivismo) to describe resource appropriation for export in Latin America. [17]
Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness.The occurrence of two or more cases of a similar illness resulting from the ingestion of a common food is known as a food-borne disease outbreak. [1]
These range from food and beverage, clothing and footwear, housing, energy, technology, transportation, education, health and personal care, financial services, and other utilities. When the resources required to produce these goods and services are depleted beyond a reasonable level, it can be considered to be overconsumption.
Nutrient depletion can refer to shifts in the relative nutrient composition and overall nutrient quantity (i.e. food abundance). Human activity has changed both in the natural environment extensively, usually with negative effects on wildlife flora and fauna. [4] [5] The opposite effect is known as eutrophication or nutrient pollution. [6]
All of this environmental degradation amounts to ecological debt, seizing the people's livelihood resources in the Global South. [11] In 2009 as well, Andrew Simms used the ecological debt in a more bio-physical way and defined it as the consumption of resources from within an ecosystem that exceeds the system's regenerative capacity. [12]