The Future of Our Profession

As the world’s population grows to an estimated 9.6 billion by the year 2050, more scientists will be needed to address the impact of climate change, water and land scarcity, and urbanization on food safety, nutrition, diet and health, and the sustainability of food supply chains. Thus it is increasingly important that IFT continues to invest in encouraging and developing the next generation of food scientists and technologists.

Development of these future scientists and technologists begi…