The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) is driving significant transformations and
advancements in many different fields including agriculture and the food industry. Industry
4.0 enabling technologies embracing digital advancements such as artificial intelligence big
data blockchain digital twins and cloud computing physical aspects such as smart sensors
the Internet of Things and robots and drones and biological aspects such as gene-editing
technology and other nanobiotechnological advances. innovations are revolutionizing and
dramatically changing several aspects of the food sector holding significant potential to
accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable food future. With more digitalization and
automation the concepts of precision agriculture and smart food factories are being created
and effectively implemented to improve food quality safety and traceability and decrease
waste food production cost and time and environmental impact. Food Industry 4.0 and Food
Sustainability provides valuable information about the fourth industrial revolution and its
advanced technologies explores opportunities and identifies the challenges of leveraging
technological innovations in the agri-food sector. The book highlights the significance of
interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinary collaboration to enhance food sustainability in its
three dimensions social economic and environmental and accelerate the achievement of
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With additional discussions on fundamentals drivers and
barriers to adopting Industry 4.0 technologies this book is an essential resource for
researchers and food scientists food engineers and technologists food producers and
manufacturers and product developers as well as students and academic staff to get deep
insights about the interplay between Food Industry 4.0 and SDGs in agriculture and the food
industry.
