Food Industry 4.0 and Food Sustainability

The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) is driving significant transformations and advancements in many different fields, including agriculture and the food industry. Industry 4.0 enabling technologies, embracing digital advancements such as artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, digital twins, and cloud computing, physical aspects such as smart sensors, the Internet of Things, and robots and drones, and biological aspects such as gene-editing technology and other nanobiotechnological advances. innovations are revolutionizing and dramatically changing several aspects of the food sector, holding significant potential to accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable food future. With more digitalization and automation, the concepts of precision agriculture and smart food factories are being created and effectively implemented to improve food quality, safety and traceability, and decrease waste, food production cost and time and environmental impact.

Food Industry 4.0 and Food Sustainability provides valuable information about the fourth industrial revolution and its advanced technologies, explores opportunities and identifies the challenges of leveraging technological innovations in the agri-food sector. The book highlights the significance of interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinary collaboration to enhance food sustainability in its three dimensions, social, economic, and environmental, and accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With additional discussions on fundamentals, drivers, and barriers to adopting Industry 4.0 technologies, this book is an essential resource for researchers and food scientists, food engineers and technologists, food producers and manufacturers, and product developers, as well as students and academic staff to get deep insights about the interplay between Food Industry 4.0 and SDGs in agriculture and the food industry.