Innovative Engineering Technologies for the Agri-Food Sector, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026 | Viewed by 1132
Editors
Interests: food plant; remote sensing; robotic
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Interests: pre- and post-harvest processing; yield monitoring; energy consumption monitoring; food plant
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Interests: pulsed electric field; microwaves; ultrasound; smart agricultural
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The agri-food sector requires innovative processing, which is the goal of continuous research studies in order to make this sector competitive and sustainable from both an economic and environmental point of view, as well as being in accordance with global policies.
This Special Issue welcomes scientists to share their experimental and theoretical research, alongside comprehensive schematics, source codes, and mechanical design models. This facilitates the swift and widespread dissemination of cutting-edge technologies emerging in agricultural, environmental, food processing, and industrial plant sectors for food production.
Among the main objectives of the articles are the following:
- The innovative and sustainable production of agricultural products, including smart farming, remote sensing, automation and robotics in agriculture, innovative farming techniques;
- The innovative and sustainable management of post-harvest agricultural products;
- Innovative and sustainable processes for food production;
- Food preservation with sustainable and innovative processes, including pest management;
- Valorisation of process waste for the production of new products or for energy production;
- New agricultural and food production processes with the aim of reducing energy and water consumption.
Prof. Dr. Alessandro Leone
Prof. Dr. Antonia Tamborrino
Dr. Antonio Berardi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- competitive and sustainable technology
- innovative food process
- environmental sustainability
- agri-food products
- smart farming
- remote sensing
- automation and robotics in agriculture
- pre- and post-harvest processing
- pest management
- waste product valorization
- physical and biological processes
- food safety
- food quality
- circular economy
- renewable energy
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