Foreword [Volume 17 No. 4 (2017)]

Dear friends and colleagues, this will be our last issue of AJFAND for this year. In 2017, 90 papers have been published. We have benefited from the support of many committed scientists across the globe, as reviewers, authors and as readers. We wish to express our appreciation to each one for the enormous show of support we continue to receive.

We wish each one of you happy holidays with family and a safe and joyful ushering in of the New Year. As we look forward to another busy year, I would like to highlight the Congress below, whose preparations I am heavily involved in. For those who find it relevant to their work, please plan to attend. It promises to be a great event. What I have below was just lifted from the website.

October 23-27, 2018, VIDCO Exhibition Centre, VASHI, Mumbai

The 19th IUFoST World Food Science and Technology Congress will be 5 days action packed super bowl of programmes that will bring together researchers, academicians, professionals, policy makers and the food scientists and industries fraternity to cover the latest advances in our understanding of food in all its manifestations like food safety, food security, regulations, innovations in food processing, hygienic design and engineering, frontier areas in food science & technology, novel food products, markets and consumer preferences and much more of the latest of cutting edge technologies in each sector.

The Event highlights Workshops, Inauguration, Plenary talks and Distinguished Lectures, Scientific & Poster Sessions, Presentations by Young Scientists, Valedictory & Award Presentations, Exhibition - Food Expo, Gala Dinner and Socio-Cultural events and B to B interactions and even Students and Faculty Meeting with Industries events to give a glimpse of the programme overarching. Please visit the website https://iufost2018.com/

Below, please find a record 30 papers, diverse in their coverage and of excellent quality as they have passed our rigorous review test. Please read and enjoy. http://ajfand.net/Volume17/No4/index.html

Ruth Oniang’o
Editor-in-Chief, AJFAND