About AFSTI National Food Convention 2025
National Advisory Committee
- Dr. A S Bawa, Former Director, Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore
- Dr. B S Bisht, Former Vice Chancellor- G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand
- Dr. R K Gupta, Former Director, ICAR-Central Institute of Post–Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana
- Dr. Ashok Kumar, Former Dean & Director of Exten
- Dr. A S Bawa, Former Director, Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore
- Dr. B S Bisht, Former Vice Chancellor- G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand
- Dr. R K Gupta, Former Director, ICAR-Central Institute of Post–Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana
- Dr. Ashok Kumar, Former Dean & Director of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
- Dr.H.S. Oberoi, Director, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management-K, Sonepat
- Dr Nachiket Kotwaliwale, Director, ICAR-Central Institute of Post–Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana
- Dr.Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Director, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur
- Prof. Rakesh Sharda, Project Coordinator, ICAR-Central Institute of Post–Harvest Engg. and Technology, Ludhiana
- Prof. HR Naik, Director Research, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-K, Srinagar
- Dr. PP Gothwal, Director, CSIR-CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Regional Centre, Lucknow
- Dr. Ashutosh Inamdar, President, Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (INDIA), Mysuru
- Prof.P.S. Panesar, President-Designate, Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (INDIA), Mysuru
- Dr. Alok Srivstava, Former President, Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (INDIA), Mysuru
- Dr. Prabodh S. Halde, Former President, Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (INDIA), Mysuru
- Dr. Nilesh Amritkar, MD, Envirocare Labs, Mumbai
- Prof. SC Deca, Dean (School of Engg.) Tejpur University, Assam
- Prof. Rekha Singhal, Head (FST), Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
- Prof.D.S. Sogi, Ex-HOD (FST), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
- Prof. KS Sandhu, HOD (FST), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda
Purpose of the Convention
Food processing has evolved from traditional to modern, reproducible techniques, improving food safety and availability while supporting the growth of the food and drink industry. However, agrifood systems now face severe challenges, including climate change, resource scarcity, fragile supply chains, conflicts, and rising inequality. The
Food processing has evolved from traditional to modern, reproducible techniques, improving food safety and availability while supporting the growth of the food and drink industry. However, agrifood systems now face severe challenges, including climate change, resource scarcity, fragile supply chains, conflicts, and rising inequality. These pressures threaten the ability to provide safe, healthy, and sustainable food for a growing global population.
At the same time, food insecurity persists, with over 673 million people living with hunger, while obesity and food waste highlight systemic imbalances. Agrifood systems contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions but also hold potential for mitigation through sustainable practices.
The path forward requires collective action across governments, industry, farmers, academia, civil society, and individuals to ensure accessible, nutritious, and environmentally sustainable diets. This convention aims to serve as a platform for knowledge-sharing and collaboration among stakeholders, addressing these critical challenges and fostering innovation in food systems.
The convention will provide a comprehensive overview of innovative processing technologies and their use to develop new or improved food products and ingredients that meet consumers increased demands for quality and safety.
It will also focus on new products, materials, and additives that have emerged as a response to current and emerging issues faced by the food industry.
Therefore, this convention will provide a platform to the participants from industry, research and educational institutions to present their work covering a wide range of topics related to the theme of Convention, which will help the participants to expand and update their knowledge.
Topics
Topics
The core program will be divided between plenary lecture sessions on the major issues relating to the conference objectives and poster sessions that will be given prominence as discussion forums for new findings.
The topics covered (not limited to) shall be:
Innovations in Food Safety and Advanced Quality Control
Latest Biotechnological App
The core program will be divided between plenary lecture sessions on the major issues relating to the conference objectives and poster sessions that will be given prominence as discussion forums for new findings.
The topics covered (not limited to) shall be:
Innovations in Food Safety and Advanced Quality Control
Latest Biotechnological Applications in Food Production
Impact of Climate Change on Food Security
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Food System Optimization
Novel Processing Technologies and Innovative Ingredients
Cutting-Edge Sustainability Strategies in Food Processing
Alternative Protein Sources
Smart packaging systems
Sustainable Food Production Systems and Circular Economy Approaches
Sustainable food systems to feed future generations
Selected papers after peer review may be published in SCI/Scopus Scopus-indexed journals/conference proceedings.