Advancing Sustainability in Global Nutrition and Food Management

The field of sustainable food systems management is intricately connected to both food quality and waste reduction. In a world where food security is a growing concern, it is crucial to ensure that food production systems comply with safety standards while minimizing wasted resources. Food waste can occur at numerous points in the supply chain, from agricultural production through to consumer consumption. Issues such as inefficient harvesting, storage challenges, and distribution errors lead to the unnecessary disposal of perfectly edible food. By capitalizing on by-products and leftovers, the industry can reduce waste, elevate economic value, and address environmental concerns, thus supporting food security.

This Research Topic aims to explore sustainable approaches to improving food systems management with a focus on integrating circular economy principles. The objective is to extend the life cycle of products, optimize resource use, and reduce environmental impacts while ensuring nutritional quality and security. Emphasizing the reuse, repair, and recycling of materials within the food industry can contribute to sustainable production practices that support environmental and nutritional goals.

To gather further insights into the scope of sustainable food systems management, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
• Approaches to reducing food waste and enhancing food systems sustainability
• Application of circular economy models in nutrition and food systems
• Innovations in food processing that support energy efficiency and waste reduction
• Strategies for strengthening food security within sustainable frameworks
• The impact of policy on sustainable nutrition and food system practices

We also encourage submissions of original research papers and reviews that bring together insights from both academic and industrial fields, fostering a comprehensive understanding of sustainable strategies in the nexus of nutrition and food security.

Article types and fees

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Community Case Study
• Conceptual Analysis
• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• General Commentary
• Hypothesis and Theory
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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Community Case Study
• Conceptual Analysis
• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• General Commentary
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Policy and Practice Reviews
• Review
• Systematic Review
• Technology and Code

Keywords: Sustainable diets, sustainable food systems, food waste reduction, food quality, food security, circular economy, resource optimization, by-product utilization, environmental impact, food supply chain, food processing innovation, nutritional quality, policy impact, recycling, reuse, food industry sustainability

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.