27–28th November 2018, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
ISFSQS2018 is jointly organized by University of Central Punjab and the Asia-Pacific Institute of Food Professionals (APIFP). The symposium has three themes: Food Security; Food Quality; and Food Safety. This special issue of APJFSS publishes selected full-papers of the presentations at the symposium.
Asia is home to almost two-thirds of the world’s population and as a consequence faces unprecedented food security and food safety challenges. In addition, major weather and climatic changes have been occurring, and in the last 18 months, there have been floods (Thailand, Sri Lanka), heat waves (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) and often times droughts. Read full abstract →
Food security is a concern in Malaysia as it is everywhere. It is ranked second among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in the United Nations 2030 Development Agenda, which proclaims - “End hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture”. Read full abstract →
Global food security issue is directly linked to the prediction about expansion of world population to over 9 billion by 2050. Continuously expanding world population is putting immense pressure on resources available to produce food for human consumption. Read full abstract →
Providing health and adequate food for people and all individuals, in another word, “food safety” and “food security” has also become a top priority in Iranian agriculture and food industries and throughout the society because of the ever-growing population, food shortage, and limited supply of resources. According to the healthy rules and obligations, for the well-being of the society, all the food sectors assume responsibility for production of safe and health food protected from microbial and chemical contaminants during all stages of the food chain, from production to consumption. Read full abstract →