Food Security and Nutrition

Charis M. Galanakis is a multidisciplinary scientist in agricultural sciences as well as food and environmental science, technology, and sustainability, with experience in both industry and academia. He is the research and innovation director of Galanakis Laboratories in Chania, Greece, an adjunct professor of King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the director of Food Waste Recovery Group (SIG5) of ISEKI Food Association in Vienna, Austria. He pioneered the new discipline of food waste recovery and has established the most prominent innovation network in the field. He also serves as a senior consultant for the food industry and expert evaluator for international and regional funded programs and proposals. He is an editorial board member of Food and Bioproducts Processing, Food Research International, and Foods, has edited over 45 books, and has published hundreds of research articles, reviews, monographs, chapters, and conference proceedings.

1. Leveraging Nutrition for Food Security: The Integration of Nutrition in the Four Pillars of Food Security 2. Transition Towards Sustainable Food Systems: A holistic pathway towards Sustainable Development 3. Food security and nutrition in agro-food sustainability transitions 4. Agri-food markets, trade and food and nutrition security 5. The linkage between agricultural input subsidies, productivity, food security and nutrition 6. Diversifying crops for food and nutrition security - a case of vegetable amaranth, an ancient climate-smart crop 7. Metrics for identifying food security status 8. Public policies, food and nutrition security, and sustainable food systems: Convergences from the Food Acquisition Program - PAA 9. Food and nutrition security and wildlife conservation: Case studies from Kenya 10. Food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food and nutrition security 11. Dynamics and innovative technologies affecting diets: Implications on global food and nutrition security