Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Harnessing the Nutritional and Commercial Benefits of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) in the Tropics and Subtropics
(Noureddine Benkeblia, Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Kingston, Jamaica)
Chapter 2. Influencing Factors on the Iodine Content of Food: An Introductory Review of Non-Animal I-Sources
(Gerhard Flachowsky, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Braunschweig, Germany)
Chapter 3. Simulating the Future of Food Deserts in Ypsilanti, Michigan Using Markov Chains and Cellular Automata
(Hugh Semple, Department of Geography and Geology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan)
Chapter 4. Influencing Factors on the Iodine Content of Food: A Review of Animal Sources of Iodine
(Gerhard Flachowsky, Ulrich Meyer, Ingrid Halle, and Andreas Berk, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Braunschweig, Germany)
Chapter 5. Unlocking the Full Potential of Carambola (Averrhoa carambola) as a Food Source: Botany, Growing, Physiology and Postharvest Technology
(Noureddine Benkeblia, Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus,
Kingston, Jamaica)
Chapter 6. Food and Nutrition Security through Urban Food Gardens: The Roles and Potential of Community Gardening
(Clinton Beckford and Blessing Igbokwe, Faculty of Education, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and others)
Chapter 7. Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change across Agroecological Zones in Jamaica: Insights for Community-Based Adaptation Strategies
(Donovan Campbell, Department of Geography and Geology, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica)
Index
