In the political discussion, the promotion of local food systems and short supply chains is
sometimes presented as a means to increase the resilience of the food system, eg in the …

Agriculture is one of the sectors that strongly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions on the
planet. In this sense, circular economy practices can be advantageous when using …

Today, the world faces a big challenge about food quality and safety. Consumers are
becoming more careful during their food choices, focusing on food information. Drawing on …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is widely used for assessing the environmental impacts of a
product or service. Collecting reliable data is a major challenge in LCA due to the …

Technological advances such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data, social media,
and geographic information systems represent a building block of the digital transformation …

Background Processed foods are typically praised/revered for their convenience,
palatability, and novelty; however, their healthfulness has increasingly come under scrutiny …

Food supply will need to increase by around 70% from its current levels in order to meet the
world population growth of 9.6 billion by 2050. Food waste is the biggest challenge in global …

Sustainable consumption and production is identified as one of the essential requirements
for sustainable development. Due to different economic conditions and socio-cultural factors …

Current agricultural practices are increasingly considered to be unsustainable, causing
serious threats to the environment. To meet international and European sustainability goals …

Agri-food companies are develo** carbon neutral strategies to set long-term targets to
reduce carbon emissions while implementing short terms solutions to boost the transition …