Sustainable Food

The purpose of the Sustainable Food initiative is to help guide food systems toward an equitable and sustainable future. Sustainable food systems/chains are protective and respectful of biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as human well-being and social equity. To be sustainable, food systems also need to aim at reducing food waste and food losses and at minimizing the present and future impacts on the environment and society. The Section encourages wider analysis and innovative thinking about food systems, food security, food processing, and food policy to ensure sustainability for future food.

Keywords

• Food systems, food chains, and food networks;
• Food security and food safety;
• Food waste, food loss, and food environment;
• Food policy and food management;
• Food production, food processing, and food detection/testing;
• Food packaging and food preservation;
• Food quality, food chemistry, and food engineering;
• Food marketing, food retailing, and food economics;
• Food choice and food consumption;
• Sustainable diets, food health, and nutrition;
• Functional foods and organic food;
• Food justice.