The 2nd Conference on Applied Research on Food Security, Food Safety and Health was held by the Research Institute of Food Science and Technology on October 16, 2024. In the beginning of this event, Prof. Seyed Mohammad Ali Razavi, the Chair of the conference and RIFST’s President highlighted food security in the society and the efforts to improve the food health of the country.
Later, Prof. Marzieh Hosseininezhad, the scientific secretary of the conference presented a report on the process of judging and accepting papers and mentioned the number of received and selected papers. After that, the key speakers, Prof. Eskander Zand and Prof. Karim Zahedi, analyzed the current situation in the country and the world by presenting their views on food security challenges and solutions.
Following that, the message of Dr. Mohammad Qalibaf, Speaker of the Islamic Parliament, emphasizing the importance of food security and community health, was read in this conference. The next part of the conference was dedicated to holding specialized panels.
In one of the panels, prominent industrialists expressed the concerns and challenges of the food industry and offered solutions to improve the situation. Also, in the round-table that followed, experts in the field of food security answered the questions of the attendees and shared their views on various fields related to this field.
In the closing ceremony, the best papers, sponsors of the conference and leading industries were honored and commemorated.