Preface

3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (ICFSE) 2020 International Conference on Food Science and Engineering (ICFSE) is a bi-annual conference series organized by the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Surakarta, Indonesia since 2016. Following the success of previous ICFSE and great enthusiasms from the audience, the 3rd ICFSE is held on 29-30 September 2020 at UNS Surakarta. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic had spread worldwide during the year, causing a restriction to held a regular conference system. On the contrary, the 3rd ICFSE should not be postponed since participants have arranged to disclose their research finding in this conference as well as the uncertainty of when this pandemic will end. Therefore, in order to comply with WHO as well as the Indonesian Government regulation to cut the spread of Covid-19 by means of physical distancing, the committees of 3rd ICFSE 2020 have switched the conference format from a regular meeting into virtual meeting. This conference offers the theme “Strengthening Collaborative Frameworks for Innovations in Food Science and Engineering: Contributions to Sustainable Development Goals”. The transformational vision of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls on all countries and stakeholders to work together to end hunger and prevent all forms of malnutrition by 2030. This goal can be achieved by ensuring the sustainability of agriculture and food systems, so that food supplies are stable and all people have access to adequate nutrition and health. Moreover, it must be realized that the sustainably supply of energy, clean freshwater, and foods for human kinds are among the major challenges that must be addressed for the future. An effective strategy must be conceptualized and implemented to feed the world through innovative research in the field of food science and engineering. This effort must be reinforced by the understanding and cooperation among the related parties all over the world in facing and solving the problems that might appears. Hence, the 3rd ICFSE 2020 is designed to facilitate the needs of academicians, researchers, practitioners, policy makers, governmental and private agencies in disclosing and sharing their knowledge and experiences in topic of current and future issues related to food science and engineering. The 3rd ICFSE 2020 featured a keynote speaker, Prof. Dr. Umar Santoso as the chairman of Indonesian Association of Food Technologist