Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems

Riccardo Accorsi is assistant professor at the University of Bologna’s Department of Industrial Engineering where he teaches Industrial Logistics class. His research interests lie in operations management and in the development of decision-support models and tools for the design, planning and optimization of sustainable production and distribution systems with particular focus on food supply chains. Leading member of the Food & Wine Supply Chain Council (FWSCC), he has written numerous publications on the management of food supply chain operations. He has been involved in many funded research projects and consulting for industry. Rajeev BhatRajeev Bhat is a professor and the ERA Chair holder in Food By-products Valorization Technologies (VALORTECH) at the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, EU. He has an extensive research and teaching experience of more than 20 years in the field of agri-food technology, with research expertise focusing on various issues pertaining to sustainable food production and food security. He holds international work experiences in South Korea, India,Malaysia, Germany, Fiji Islands, and now in Estonia. To date, he has nearly 250 research articles published in ISI based journals and as refereed book chapters; has edited seven and authored one book; is on the editorial boardof leading International journals; has been a scientific committee/advisory board member and an invited speaker in various international conferences. His name now figures in the World’s top 2% scientists in the field of FoodScience & Technology as per the survey done by Stanford University based researchers. He has completed several sponsored research and consultancy projects with funding received from various agencies. Prof. Bhat has also beena visiting professor in many of the renowned universities and is a recipient of several prestigious international awards and recognitions conferred by various institutions of higher learning and research establishments.

• 1. Exploring strategies, technologies, and novel paradigms for sustainable agri-food supply chain ecosystems design and control Riccardo Accorsi, Beatrice Guidani, Michele Ronzoni, Riccardo Manzini and Emilio Ferrari 2. Planning growers’ strategies for sustainable large-scale food supply network and food security Amir Hajimirzajan, Mohammadali Vahdat, Ahmad Sadegheih and Hamid El Bilali 3. Sustainable development of food supply chains toward food security managing and reducing losses Danar Praseptiangga and Gusti Fauza 4. Reconciling the design of livestock production systems and the preservation of ecosystems Oscar Blumetto, Andrea Ruggia and Guadalupe Tiscornia 5. The role of organic and natural ecosystems in the food industry S.K. Yadav, Subhash Babu, Raghavendra Singh, Devideen Yadav and G.A. Rajanna 6. Sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services with agricultural production A. Tenza-Peral, R. Ripoll-Bosch, I. Casasús, D. Martín-Collado and A. Bernués 7. Sustainable materials and infrastructures for the food industry Dimas Rahadian Aji Muhammad, Muhammad Zukhrufuz Zaman and Achmad Ridwan Ariyantoro 8. Valorization of food waste biomass and biomaterials from a circular economy approach J. Echave, M. Fraga-Corral, A.G. Pereira, A. Soria-Lopez, M. Barral, F. Chamorro, Hui Cao, Jianbo Xiao, J. Simal-Gandara and M.A. Prieto 9. Biopolymers as sustainable alternatives in the food packaging industry Abirami Ramu Ganesan, Surya Mudavasseril Sudheer and Rajeev Bhat 10. Assessing energy requirements in the European (EU-28) food sector Marco Bortolini, Cristian Cafarella, Emilio Ferrari, Francesco Gabriele Galizia, Mauro Gamberi and Valentina Ventura 11. Reconciling biofuels with growing food demand and sustainable food systems Tajul Ariffin Masron and Yogeeswari Subramaniam 12. Solar thermal technology adoption in the food processing industry Muhammad Imran Ismail, Nor Alafiza Yunus and Haslenda Hashim 13. Water management towards sustainable food industry Javier Santos, Elisabeth Viles, Paloma Grau and Florencia Kalemkerian