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Editor's Note

Here we are again. In this last quarter of 2024, there have been many meetings and conferences on different aspects of the food systems. I am sure there are people who are moving from one meeting to another. What are they looking for, we may ask? I am sure they are looking for something not just new, but also relevant. The positive aspect here is the hyped attention to ending world hunger, and ending poverty as well. Clearly it is the poor who go hungry. From the last issue of AJFAND we published, there is growing interest in postharvest issues for better nutrition. Again, the question is: what is the point of pushing for increased productivity only to end up with more of it getting lost through bad management and lack of policy, lack of financing and lack of expertise?. This is where the discipline of Food Science and Technology plays a key role. From harvest to consumption, handling storage properly to avoid loss, cleaning, processing and packaging all require food scientists with different expertise. Food processors, food microbiologists, food packaging experts, food engineers, food lab analysts, food chemists, molecular scientists, space nutritionists, and ... read more

The AJFAND Secretariat Team