Background

Achievement of many Sustainable Development Goals has a critical reliance on the food chain at both a global and local level. The future contribution of the biological sciences to agriculture and human health has been widely recognised, but the enabling science and engineering underpinning food manufacturing and distribution has not been so thoroughly examined.

Scope and approach

The challenges confronting Food Science and Technology are considered from a global perspective and routes to their solutions are expressed as Mission Statements requiring multidisciplinary collaboration. These encompass the introduction of novel raw materials; changes in Manufacturing, including process and systems engineering; waste reduction and product safety and traceability. Approaches to better health via improved diets are presented, including “Hidden Hunger” and affordable foods for the poor as well as the increasing role of advanced digital technologies such as Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

Key findings and conclusions

Our analysis demonstrates that FS&T is a crucial knowledge base that will allow advances in Primary Production to be sustainably converted to better control of Health through Diet. The missions involve new greater interdisciplinary collaboration, and require development of new measurement science. The need for continuing investment in food science and technology is global, but its application will require different approaches in local regions. It is vital that continuous education and training is increased by both public and private sector investment. Consumers must also be engaged to increase their awareness of new technologies and their consequent benefits to food supply and healthier diets.

中文翻译：

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全球使命和食品科学和技术的关键需求

背景

实现许多可持续发展目标在全球和地方层面都严重依赖食物链。生物科学对农业和人类健康的未来贡献已得到广泛认可，但支撑食品生产和分配的科学与工程技术尚未得到充分研究。

范围和方法

从全球角度考虑了食品科学和技术面临的挑战，解决方案的途径表达为需要多学科合作的使命宣言。这些包括引进新颖的原材料; 制造方面的变化，包括过程和系统工程；减少废物，提高产品安全性和可追溯性。提出了通过改善饮食来改善健康的方法，包括“隐藏的饥饿”和穷人可负担的食物，以及诸如机器学习和人工智能之类的先进数字技术的作用日益增强。

主要发现和结论

我们的分析表明，FS＆T是至关重要的知识库，它将使初级生产的进步可持续地转化为通过饮食更好地控制健康。这些任务涉及新的更大的跨学科合作，并且需要开发新的测量科学。对食品科学和技术进行持续投资的需求是全球性的，但其应用将需要在当地采取不同的方法。必须通过公共和私营部门的投资来增加持续的教育和培训。消费者还必须参与进来，以提高他们对新技术的认识，以及由此带来的对食品供应和健康饮食的好处。