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Front Cover -- Sustainable Food Systems From Agriculture to Industry: Improving Production and Processing -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part A: Sustainable Food Production -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Sustainable Food Production -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cereals Sector -- 3. Livestock Sector -- 4. Dairy Sector -- 5. Horticultural Sector -- 6. Food Processing Industry -- 7. Recent Developments and Future Scenarios -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2: Elucidating Local Food Production to Identify the Principles and Challenges of Sustainable Agriculture -- 1. Sustainable Agriculture-Definitions, Conceptual Framework, and Practical Applications -- 2. Sustainability of Nonconsumable Uses of Plants -- 2.1. Land Management -- 2.2. Resource Management -- 2.3. Human Interface -- 2.4. Ecosystem Interface -- 3. Food Production from Local Species -- 4. Additional Uses of Local Biological Resources-The Case of Phytoremediation -- 5. The Main Challenges of Local Resources and the Potential of Sustainable Agriculture -- 5.1. Advantages of Using Local Plants and Animals as Resources -- 5.2. Advantages of New Crop Development -- 5.3. Obstacles Recruiting New Local Crops -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Role of Earthworm in Sustainable Agriculture -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Earthworm as Ecosystem Engineers -- 3. Composting Versus Vermicomposting -- 4. Composting Earthworms -- 5. Interaction of Earthworm With Soil -- 6. Earthworm as Colonizers of Natural and Cultivated Soil Environment -- 7. Earthworm and Bioremediation -- 8. Synergistic Role of Earthworms and Microorganism in Vermicomposting -- 9. Environmental Factors Affecting Earthworm's Population -- 9.1. pH -- 9.2. Temperature -- 9.3. Moisture -- 9.4. Aeration and CO2 -- 9.5. Ammonia -- 9.6. Food Supply -- 9.7. Soil Texture.