Feeding the Future

New IFT scientific review explores the role food science and technology play in nourishing the world’s growing population.

Food Technology Magazine | Article

Achievements in food science, technology, and engineering during the past century have made immense positive contributions to society, and more advances are critical to feeding the future population―expected to be 9 billion by 2050 (FAO, 2009). Advances made in science, technology, and engineering during the past century have transformed our food system to one capable of producing an abundance and diversity of foods that are nutritious, safe, flavorful, convenient, and less costly than ever befo…Advances in food science and technology have transformed our food system to one capable of producing a diverse array of foods that are nutritious, safe, and fl avorful.


Figure 1. From Foraging and Farming to Food Science and Engineering. Adapted from Henry (1997) © Nutrition Society 1997. Reprinted with the permission of Cambridge University Press.







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  1. Emerging Science and Technologies
  2. Biotechnology
  3. Food Sciences
  4. Food Chemistry
  5. Food Sciences
  6. Food Engineering
  7. Food Safety and Defense
  8. Food Business Trends
  9. Global Markets and Trade
  10. Food Policy
  11. Food Processing & Packaging

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