Even if Lutz, Sanderson, and Scherbov (2001) predicted that the
world population should stop growing by the end of the century, our
number is expected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050. Demand for animalbased
proteins will continue to rise, but to an extent that will vary
from country to country according to various factors such as geography
and culture (Sans & Combris, 2015). A fair part of our food supply will
keep travelling the world, but parallel to this, the need to maintain
viable agricultural social communities and to buy locally are still very
much present. Food security during pandemic outbreaks (e.g., Ebola in
West Africa) and related land biosecurity protocols remind us that no
one should solely depend on others to feed its people. More than ever,
agriculture and food production remain vital economic activities.
Integration of agri-food activities from farm to table has closely
linked commercial partners and it takes, in this continuum, only one
intermediate performing poorly to destroy the efforts of a whole sector
of activities. These interactions have fostered traceability protocols, but
also liability to one another. Consumer trends and demands continue to
drive the food industry whether as mass productions or niche markets
(Table 1). Challenges reside in designing safe food without compromising
quality and shelf life while responding to consumers' demands for
minimally processed foods with fewer additives, but that remain easy