The future of food: responsible production, acquisition, consumption and disposition

Zero Hunger and the FAO's: to create a world free of hunger and malnutrition and one in which food and agriculture contribute to improving the living standards of all, especially the poorest, in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manner, much remains to be done and at a higher order. [...]data are difficult to come by from the poorer nations due to a lack of resources (United Nations, 2020). [...]the lack of understanding of the realities of food production and food waste of consumers living in the developed economies, where they live further from where their food grows, remains a concern (Parfitt et al., 2010). In playing a role to ensure that the global food supply is sufficient to meet the demand of the world's population by 2050, this special issue was arranged to call for papers to investigate and present findings on how food supply can be sustained through responsible production, acquisition, consumption and disposition, at both the individual and institutional levels. [...]with the effects of the pandemic, the industry has turned to the domestic market albeit the lukewarm demand.