Fermentation and Circular Economy in Food Sustainability

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, the topic of food sustainability has been shown to be an increasing area of research interest. In the food production system, a large amount of food is being wasted or lost in the supply chain. This Special Issue focuses on emerging innovations and technologies to help improve, but is not limited to, reducing food waste, increasing yield, and ensuring food safety. These strategies include the use of techniques such as fermentation or green synthesis to produce lower-cost food ingredients, novel food ingredients, and novel food packaging, as well as sensors to help the industry develop a circular economy system. Studies that also investigate novel food coatings for use on farms and post-harvest agricultural produce will also fall within the scope of this issue.

We look forward to receiving your contributions. 

Dr. Jaslyn Jie Lin Lee
Dr. Xiaomei Lyu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Fermentation is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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