October Content Spotlight: Food and Nutrition Security

Each month, IFT curates theme-based content and delivers it to you in this space in hopes that it propels your work to feed the planet and advance the science of food. Driven by awareness that acute food insecurity worldwide is on the rise, according to a 2023 U.N. World Food Programme report, our October Content Spotlight explores the critical issue of food and nutrition security. 

Below you’ll find IFT resources that address this complex challenge and offer the science of food community information and action-oriented inspiration. Hear from experts and advocates who are promoting creative solutions to food insecurity. Learn about initiatives like IFT’s Food Science for Relief and Development program, which empowers entrepreneurs in developing countries. And read the latest peer-reviewed studies promoting novel ways to feed the hungry.

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Food Technology 

• Bridge Builder
• Mapping Food Insecurity
• Can Science Deliver Zero Hunger?
• Feeding the World Better
• Kenyan Processing Pilot Yields Better Harvests
• A Sweet Potato Success Story
• Moisture Meter Tackles Mycotoxins in Ghana’s Grains
• Cost-Reduced Therapeutic Food Can Feed More Kids

Brain Food blog

• Tackling Hunger and Nutrition on a Global Scale  
• A Roadmap for Combating Food Insecurity and Promoting Health
• AgriFood Transformation Required to End Hunger

White Paper from IFT’s Food and Nutrition Security Steering Committee

• Food Science and Technology Solutions to Improve Food and Nutrition Security: Reducing Food Loss & Valorizing Food Processing Side Streams

Omnivore podcast

• Disruption in the Backseat, Fighting Food Insecurity, Flavor Trends for 2024

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

• Termites as Human Foods
• Current and Future Interventions for Improving Poultry Health and Poultry Food Safety and Security

Journal of Food Science

• B-Vitamins and Heat Processed Fermented Starchy and Vegetable Foods in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review
• Developing a Culturally Acceptable Peanut Nutrition Bar with Smallholder Women Farmers in Kaffrine, Senegal Using Response Surface Methodology

IFT in the News

• Why Are Date Labels on Food So Confusing? 

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