About this Research Topic
This particular Research Topic aims at providing a platform for publishing high—quality interdisciplinary research and practices in the field of innovations in sustainable food using circular economy approaches. It focuses exclusively on the interactions between learning about its origins, technical advancement in production systems, and food waste management that will be useful in creating more sustainable solutions. More weightage is given to explore alternative sources for the essential requirements to meet the current demand of world’s long—term hunger challenges and managing acute shocks, like disease outbreaks and climate extremes. These primarily involve securing alternative sources of proteins, mostly from the marine sources that are not explored abundantly. There is a growing necessity to provide innovations in plant—based meat—like food, cultured meat and land—based aquaculture. Moreover, it aims in extending research interests in sustainable feed supplements for animal nutrition, for livestock farming. In addition, technological innovations in fermentation and scale—up processes play a crucial role to combat the challenges for cultivating probiotics, meat, egg and dairy products.
This Research Topic aims at contributing systematic approaches in research for discovering alternative strategies for sustainability in new food sources, innovation in its production process via cutting—edge technologies and waste management with maximum utilization of the nutrients. The ultimate goal is to encourage researchers and entrepreneurs to explore the best possible approaches to achieve sustainability for future food that will allow to encounter a wide variety of limitations in the current food supply. We welcome the applications of cutting—edge technologies for innovation in sustainable food production.
Researchers and entrepreneurs are highly encouraged to submit manuscripts that address the following themes, but not limited to:
Circular economy approaches in development of sustainable food production
Development of sustainable high—quality protein sources using circular economy approaches
Microorganisms as sustainable food sources
Circular economy approaches in sustainable food
packaging
Innovation in sustainable bioprocessing
Innovation in sustainable scale—up process
Development of cutting—edge technology in sustainable food using circular economy
Application of single cell protein (SCP) in food security
Circular economy approaches in sustainable waste management in food industries
We welcome original manuscripts, including, reviews, short communications, or full papers related to the topic.
Keywords: food, nutrition, sustainability, raw resources, human and environmental health, food security
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