The special edition on “Food Security and Food Sciences” is an initiative by Advances in Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences – Open Journal to understand the emerging global challenge of feeding the scorching world population from a food science perspective. The science of food security investigates the reasons the hunger that causes the death of millions of people around the globe Many approaches are on the table to suggest remedies for the situation that include: addressing global warming, droughts, and climate change; increasing food production; reduction in the world population growth; modernizing governmental policies; managing the fluctuation in food marketing; and so on. A new developing approach emphasizes improving food systems and utilization through food product innovation, better food supply chain, preservation, and storage as well as effective food safety management.

This special edition of AFTNSOJ invites manuscripts from all disciplines within food sciences for a better understanding of the global food security challenges and suggestions to tackle the killer of millions on our planet.