Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems Engineering

Jose Juan Buenrostro-Figueroa, PhD, is a Researcher at the Research Center for Food and Development, A.C., Mexico, focusing on bioprocess development, including microbial processes for enzyme production and recovery of bioactive compounds, valorization of agroindustrial by-products, and extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds from plants and agroindustrial wastes. He has published many papers and book chapters as well as edited books and contributions at scientific meetings.Julio César Tafolla-Arellano, PhD, is a Research Professor at the Autonomous Agrarian University Antonio Narro in Coahuila, Mexico. He is the Head of the Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Laboratory and Editor-in-Chief of the journals Universitas Agri and Revista Agraria. He has published several books, chapters, and articles in indexed journals and developed eight research projects.Leonardo Sepúlveda Torre, PhD, is a Professor at the School of Chemistry at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, México, where he is also a leader of the Bioprocesses and Microbial Biochemistry Group. He was a collaborator at the Center of Biological Engineering in Uminho, Braga, Portugal. He participated as author and co-author of scientific articles, several books, and book chapters.Porteen Kannan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Public Health at Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India. His research activities include food safety and antimicrobial resistance. He performed his postdoctoral studies at the US Department of Agriculture, Maryland, USA, with a specialization in foodborne pathogens. He has published his work in both national and international journals.A. K. Haghi, PhD, is a retired professor and has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 1000 publications, including books, book chapters, and papers in refereed journals. He is currently a research associate at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Professor Haghi has received grants, consulted for major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. He is founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal.

• 1. Utilization of DNA Recombinant Technology for the Sustainability of Agricultural Production Systems 2. Methodological Proposal to Measure Environmental Sustainability in the Agricultural System of Table Grape in Sonora, Mexico 3. Short Consumer Circuits for Sustainable Agriculture: The Case of Maize in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico 4. Water Hyacinth as a Source of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Obtain Bioethanol 5. Equitable Management and Sustainability in the Table Grape System in Northwestern Mexico: A Case Study 6. Development and Characterization of Sweet Bread with Jackfruit Bulb Flour 7. Characterization of the Spherification of Alginate, Xanthan Gum and Soursop Pulp 8. Polysaccharides as Wall Materials in Microencapsulation of Bioactive Compounds for Food Preservation 9. Biological Activities and Food Applications of Citrulline from Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) 10. Perspective to Develop Hypoglycemic Nutraceuticals from Polyphenolic Extracts of Apiaceae Using Sustainable Techniques 11. Use of Waste from the Food Industry to Obtain Biopolymers and Applications to Control Dust Emissions in the Environment 12. Importance of Zinc (Zn) in Poultry Nutrition 13. Antibacterial and Antiviral Properties of Phytobiotics in Poultry Nutrition