Author: Qabul Dinanta Utama

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-11-25

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 9464632747

This is an open access book.On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I am pleased to welcome everyone to the 7th International Conference of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources (IC-FANRes) 2022. The blended conference held on 24 and 25 November 2022, hosted from Lombok Island, Indonesia, with the theme "Optimizing Innovation on Local Agriculture and Natural Resources to Achieve Food Security and Halal Food Tourism." The focus will be on eight topics of discussion: (1) Agricultural, (2) Natural Resources, (3) Food Safety, (4) Food Security, (5) Food Technology, (6) Smart Agricultural Systems, (7) Biosystem Machinery Engineering, and (8) Food Nutrition & Health.The conference is organized by the Faculty of Food Technology and Agroindustry, University of Mataram, in collaboration with the International Network of FANRes. This two-day seminar feature both plenary and parallel sessions with seven keynote speakers from various countries (Prof. Patricia-Rayes Duarte/ USA; Prof. Julian Heyes/ New Zealand; Prof. Byoung-Kwan Cho/ South Korea; Dr. Ir. Bambang Supriyanto, M.Sc./ Indonesia; Prof. Shinjiro Ogita; Dr. Zulhamsyah Imran/ Indonesia) and six invited speakers who will present and share their knowledge and expertise.We hope that through this conference and its proceedings, we will be able to produce, disseminate, and share more interesting ideas and research results among members and researchers, contributing to a world and region with an increased global food security index. Additionally, we believe this conference will motivate all of us to continue making a positive impact in our new world and future.