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India has tremendous potential to become the primary source of agricultural products, more specifically food products in the world. It has about 53% of arable land – land available for cultivation of crops as compared to a measly average of about 11% for the rest of the world. It has some feathers in it’s cap as the second highest fruit and vegetable producer in the world, 6th largest producer of fish and such like but still doesn’t make up to the top 10 food exporting countries.If it weren’t for some severe infrastructure and technology issues, there is actually stopping for this gigantic food bowl. With large tracts of arable land, inexpensive labour and high-quality produce tumbling out of the barns, there is a potential so huge that sometimes, the scope and scale is almost unbelievable.

However, if one had to point out at one single single reason as to why the Indian agricultural industry is such a laggard when pitted against the global standards, it could be the pathetic state of the logistics, distribution and and an inefficient supply chain. India faces an acute problem of large amounts of food wasted away due to the lack of a proper cold storage, cold chain and frozen food distribution system. If only this was in place, huge amounts of food could have been processed into some kind of value added foods and sold both locally and abroad.Annually, there is usually a large amount of such agricultural produce that is waste away. If there were cold storage systems, efficient cold chain, logistics and distribution companies, it could have been possible to process these primary products into newer, secondary products and resold to consumers locally and internationally. A strategy needs to be carved out for the growth of this industry and a lot of investment action is yet to see some real action.

Investment in cold storage, cold chain distribution, installation of food processing plants across the country, applied research on harvesting technologies an a rapid development of the food retail industry are all necessary steps that would ensure an organic growth in this sector.

What is Cold Chain?

A cold chain is basically a logistics system, which helps in maintaining and providing a series of facilities for ensuring ideal storage conditions for the persihables from the point of origin to the point of sale. A well developed and efficiently organized cold chain reduces wastage, spoilage and helps keeps the perishables intact thereby helping to maintain the quality of the harvested food products ultimately making the whole system cost effective to the farmers and that which ensures top-notch quality to the end user.

It is reported that Renhuai City, Guizhou Province, Sanhe Town, a granary collapse occurred on October 17, preliminary verification of more than 10 people were killed and nine injured. The incidents were caused concern, in addition to more than the number of casualties, mostly in a grass-roots level of the barn. The public know that, as early as 11 shortly after the Golden Week, a mainstream media news on the issue, in April 2009 to August countries nationwide inventory of food stocks are now working successfully concluded in late 2009, three state-owned National The total stock of food grain enterprises 4508 jin (unprocessed), consistent with the accounts was 99.7%, of which more than half of the total stock of food for the 2008 grain harvest of the new. (Xinhua News Agency, October 9)

May only focus on the food inventory account the real situation of the inventory, there is no time to identify risk and security barn house ins and outs, the media did not reflect the strong national granary whether or not the actual situation, it is very much a regret.

To ensure safety of both the national mobilization granary human and material resources together into a clear verification of the guiding ideology, is also related to the country’s overall a major problem. October 9, the State Council held a national food stockpile inventory work summary TV Telephone conference, Vice Premier Li Keqiang stressed at the meeting: “Depository fact, the world is safe. Food is, food relations of economic development, social stability and national security, can not relax at any time.”

Nowadays, food security has become a worldwide problem. October 15, in the French capital Paris, people dress up hungry fell to the ground to call attention to food safety. Food and Agriculture Organization report released the same day as Food crisis And the combined effect of the economic crisis, the number of hungry people worldwide has exceeded one billion, a record high. Relevant state departments for the national food inventory work stress “positions will have to have food must check that income will be nuclear, a thorough checking,” and “in check” principle. From the summary of the case, approximately 30 000 state-owned grain enterprises Grain Warehouse Point almost checked the accounts and consistent rate of 99.7%. The puzzling that, in the just announced “consistent rate of 99.7% of the accounts and” fruit less than 10 days, Sanhe Town, granary a “collapse of the claimed 10 human lives,” a major incident, to enable people to open a people can not afford to laugh joke. This is a chance accident? Or barn had at stake, primary inspection team did not report?

Sanhe Town, despite the incidents surrounding the collapsed barn safety supervision departments to be further investigated, but seems to have a problem can not be avoided. Grasping food security, the security must not let granary. Vice Premier Li Keqiang, as mentioned, must persevere to do a good food storage, quality management, account management and other infrastructure and daily work. Grain storage silos is based around is to improve food quality protection. Food into the warehouse, manage and control bad, is the most direct food security. Sanhe Town, collapsed like a granary, granary staff Shou Liang not only caused to the public life, accident, once experienced wind and rain, will cause losses of grain. Therefore, the barn is only natural to include food security, the security topic is food security, hardware security measures.

I stress the importance of this point of view, is empathy. Over the years, I lived in a southern county primary, out of work responsibilities, frequent food management to understand. A very common reality is that since the last century over operation of food after the construction of the silo is the lack of sufficient attention. Nowadays, many grass-roots state granary, almost all of the house during the Great Leap Forward, as dilapidated and dangerous trend worthy of the old, can not withstand the wind and rain, the scientific construction of silos has become the voice of food security. However, since in recent years, the overall grain production capacity, the state has become a mechanism to import food, the food supply without any major market fluctuations. Perhaps because of such favorable weather, local grass-roots government is always difficult to put on the agenda to build granaries.

Sanhe town granary collapse of the accident, no doubt alerted the people to grasp the safety of food security can not let go granary. Intrinsic also need grain silo real solid guarantee.

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Food Service: The Mover Of The Culinary Arts

The Food Service Of The Present Age

There are a few restaurants nowadays that can really sweep you off your feet from merely displaying their exquisite style in food serving. Years ago, food serving was an art that was practiced like a ritual. This is because, for one, people were so deeply religious that even the preparation of the food was a cause of celebration and joy. Two, people used to have all the time in the world that even the preparation of food was made into a beautiful ritual of blessing.

Of all the people in the known world, the Japanese has managed, up to now, to maintain rituals that they have observed all throughout their life, of which include preparation and serving of food and drinks. In fact, they have this so-called tea ceremony for special events like weddings or funerals, with teas served in little cups. Most of Japanese food preparations and rituals are meant as an offering to their master, teacher, deity or God. In some other parts of the world, like in Africa, for example, there still exist more radical rituals such as dancing or the banging of congo drums to exalt their God. The food were said to be a gift from their God and they are dancing out of joy for the blessing.

Such rituals of food service are colorful memories of tradition that is slowly being forgotten. Notwithstanding the lost tradition of food serving, some people still do understand the importance of proper food serving.

The Civilian Food Service Manager

In the modern age, a hotel or food chain or restaurant needs food service managers who can direct and organize food attendants to prepare and serve the food to the customers or guests. Food service managers are normally found in first-class hotels, restaurants or cafeterias. The work of the food service managers, however, is so much streamlined into the process that sometimes a food service manager has other responsibilities in tow. In fact, there are instances when the food service manager is also the restaurant manager, two managerial jobs for a single person.

Over the years, nonetheless, the continuous integration of work processes in the food industry and the automation and improvement of some of the process lines simplify the work of food service manager. Today, the food service managers can also be the restaurant manager, food service directors or dining room managers.

In some five star hotels, however, there are special areas in food management that needs keen supervision. In such cases, hotels or restaurants hire a food and beverage manager, a kitchen manager, a banquet manager and catering manager, depending on the needs of the hotel.

Duties Of A Civilian Food Manager

A civilian food service manager is tasked to hire his own serving and food preparation staffs, must write his planning menus and food utilization techniques, and must enforce compliance to current food, health and fire regulations. Certain nutrition standards by the government, such as iodine requirement in food, must be enforced properly. So, the work of a food service manager is to be thorough in planning from beginning to end. This planning will revolve around the expected number of guests, the popularity of the establishment, the nutritional value and palatability of the food and most importantly, the over-all cost of the menu.

Planning is not very easy when you think of the randomness of the number of guests or customers of the establishment. A food service manager will have to periodically review the existing menu of the restaurant and assess the recipes based from comments received from customers. Any comment, such as too much salt or too sweet a food, is a major concern for a food service manager. He also needs to assign appropriate prices to the menu items. The feedback from the guests is not only to be able to determine the possible labor and overhead costs but also to continuously improve the service to the customers.

He will also direct and organize training programs for his workers, evaluate performance of each workers and resolve existing problems between personnel, if there is any. It is important for the food service manager to be able to keep-high the morale of his workers to make them more effective in their word. In serious situations, he will have to investigate and resolve conflicts not only between his staff but also between a customer and staff, or complaints by the customer regarding the quality of food, service or accommodation.

A food service manager also makes sure of the economical use of raw food materials and the timeliness of food preparation by coordinating assignments of food preparation to different personnel. He is also tasked with the estimation of food and beverage consumption in relation to the existing stocks in the pantry.

The tiring part in the work of a food service manager is monitoring. The monitoring of methods in food preparation, size of portions and food preparation, although very exhausting, should be done regularly. Aside from this, he will also have to monitor the performance of his staff, the budget and the payroll records.

The Military Food Service Manager

The military food service manager, on the other hand, works in a military organization. This is necessary because there is a need for organization when feeding hundreds or thousands of service members every day. The daily meals are carefully planned to suit the diet and nutritional requirements of soldiers.

Even in a battle, there exists a food service manager that directs the food requirements. This is very important since there have been records in military history of battles lost due to famished soldiers that have become weak both physically and morally.

Duties Of A Military Food Service Manager

In comparison, a military food service manager has fewer duties than a civilian food service manager. He merely manages the cooking and food serving preparations in mess halls and directs the operation of the officers’ dining halls. He also determines the staff and required equipment for the dining hall, kitchen and meat cutting areas. He is responsible for setting standards for food storage and preparation and estimates food budget. In doing this, the military food service manager will be able to maintain the nutritional and sanitary standards in food service facilities.

I am an airline crew member and it is very difficult to eat healthy while on trips considering all that is available at the airports are McDonald’s, Burger King’s, etc and there are very limited cooking facilities for us. What can I do to ensure that I am getting all of the nutrients that my body needs when I have to eat fast food and airline snacks as my regular diet due to the fact that I am hardly ever home and can’t really bring anything and preserve it?