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James F. Muir
Researcher at University of Stirling
Publications - 40
Citations - 10793
James F. Muir is an academic researcher from University of Stirling. The author has contributed to research in topics: Food security & Sustainability. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 40 publications receiving 9244 citations.
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Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People
H Charles J Godfray,John Beddington,I. R. Crute,Lawrence Haddad,David Lawrence,James F. Muir,Jules Pretty,Sherman Robinson,Sandy M Thomas,Camilla Toulmin +9 more
TL;DR: A multifaceted and linked global strategy is needed to ensure sustainable and equitable food security, different components of which are explored here.
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The future of the global food system
H. Charles J. Godfray,I. R. Crute,Lawrence Haddad,David Lawrence,James F. Muir,Nicholas Nisbett,Jules Pretty,Sherman Robinson,Camilla Toulmin,Rosalind Whiteley +9 more
TL;DR: The collected papers suggest that major advances in sustainable food production and availability can be achieved with the concerted application of current technologies (given sufficient political will), and the importance of investing in research sooner rather than later to enable the food system to cope with both known and unknown challenges in the coming decades.
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The European consumers’ understanding and perceptions of the “organic” food regime: The case of aquaculture
Bernt Aarset,Suzanne C. Beckmann,Enrique Bigné,Malcolm Beveridge,Trond Bjorndal,Jane Bunting,Pierre McDonagh,Catherine Mariojouls,James F. Muir,Andrea Prothero,Lucia A. Reisch,Andrew Smith,Ragnar Tveterås,James A. Young +13 more
TL;DR: The authors explored consumer understanding and perception of organic food, with specific reference to the relatively new concept of organic farmed salmon and found that most consumers are confused about the meaning of the term organic and are largely unaware of the organic certification and labelling process.
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Freshwater prawn farming in Bangladesh: history, present status and future prospects
TL;DR: An overview of freshwater prawn farming in Bangladesh is provided to provide some research and development activities for long-term sustainability.
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Managing to harvest? Perspectives on the potential of aquaculture
TL;DR: A contemporary perspective on the ways in which the sector might develop, its interactions with constraints and the strategies that may be required to ensure that future development is both positive and sustainable is offered.