Advancing Food Science, Quality Assurance, and Sustainable Innovation in Pakistan: A Strategic Vision Anchored in the Legacy and Future of Pakistan Society of Food Scientists and Technologists

Abstract

The world food system is experiencing a period of radical change with the complex combination of population growth, climatic uncertainty, technological turmoil, and consumer demands. The joint influence of these factors has enhanced the importance of food science and technology as an important solution to some of the most pressing problems of our time including food security, nutritional sufficiency, environmental sustainability, and economic stability. Issues like structural inefficiencies, low technological adoption, and regulatory shortfalls, are common and often remain unaddressed in developing countries, such as Pakistan. In this case, scientific institutions, professional societies, and academic platforms play a primary role of paramount importance in shaping the development of the c