ABSTRACT
Food is central to human society. Food production and processing are vital components of global and local economies, and all aspects of the food industry rely heavily on technology. The development of food technology has been one of the great success stories of the 20th century. In the western world, we enjoy the luxury of year-round access to a dizzying diversity of fresh and processed foods, due to technological improvements in our ability to grow, store, and process plant and animal foods. In developing countries, food production has generally increased as populations increase, largely because of the development of high-yielding seeds.
