Innovations in the Food System

On August 7-8, 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC, to review the status of current and emerging knowledge about innovations for modern food systems and strategies for meeting future needs. The workshop addressed different perspectives on the topic of food systems and would build on a workshop on the topic of sustainable diets hosted by the Food Forum in August 2018. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Introduction2 Taking a Broad Look at the Food System3 Innovations in Food Production and Processing and Implications for Food Systems4 Innovations in Alternative Food Production and Implications for Food Systems5 Innovations in Food Distribution and Implications for Food Systems6 Innovations in Food Marketing and Food Value Chains and Implications for Food Systems7 Exploring Cases of Food System Evolution: Federal Programs and the Private Sector8 Innovations in Food Data and Analytics and Implications for Food Systems9 Innovations in Food Access and Affordability and Implications for Food Systems10 Closing Discussion: The Evolution and Revolution of Food SystemsReferencesAppendix A: Workshop AgendaAppendix B: Acronyms and AbbreviationsAppendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Moderators