Innovations in the Food System

On August 7-8, 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC, to review the status of current and emerging knowledge about innovations for modern food systems and strategies for meeting future needs. The workshop addressed different perspectives on the topic of food systems and would build on a workshop on the topic of sustainable diets hosted by the Food Forum in August 2018. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

• Front Matter
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Taking a Broad Look at the Food System
• 3 Innovations in Food Production and Processing and Implications for Food Systems
• 4 Innovations in Alternative Food Production and Implications for Food Systems
• 5 Innovations in Food Distribution and Implications for Food Systems
• 6 Innovations in Food Marketing and Food Value Chains and Implications for Food Systems
• 7 Exploring Cases of Food System Evolution: Federal Programs and the Private Sector
• 8 Innovations in Food Data and Analytics and Implications for Food Systems
• 9 Innovations in Food Access and Affordability and Implications for Food Systems
• 10 Closing Discussion: The Evolution and Revolution of Food Systems
• References
• Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
• Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Moderators