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