The world faces unprecedented challenges in sustaining the health of the planet and 10 billion people occupying it by 2050. Research from the many scientific disciplines in food production, processing, distribution and consumption is well established and growing — the food community now requires high-quality thematic resources for joined-up thinking on global food challenges and their solutions.

Nature Food is a monthly online journal publishing top-tier original research, reviews, comments and opinions on the theme of food, crossing the disciplines of food-related research in the natural, applied and social sciences. With a comprehensive scope, Nature Food provides researchers and policy-makers with a breadth of evidence and expert narratives on optimising and securing food systems for the future.

The food system is increasingly globalized, and localness is often presented as an attribute of sustainable food production. But there is a dearth of evidence on feasibly minimizing the distance between sites of food production and consumption. A model based on foodsheds suggests that less than one-third of the world’s population could achieve their demand for specific crops with production and consumption within a 100-km radius. Food is on the move — to ensure adequacy and stability of current global food supply.


Nature Food aims to provide researchers and policy-makers with a breadth of evidence and expert narratives on optimising and securing food systems for the future. Topics covered in the journal include:

Agricultural Sciences
Aquaculture
Conflict, Hunger and Famine
Crop Sciences
Dairy Sciences
Economics
Ethics and Justice
Food Distribution
Food Engineering
Food Innovation
Food Policy
Food Processing
Food Production
Food Safety and Quality
Food Security
Food Systems
Food Waste
Forensics and Traceability
Human Nutrition
Information Technology
Life-cycle Assessment
Pest Control and Weed Science
Poultry Sciences
Public Health Nutrition
Soil and Water Management
Sustainability