Food Biodiversity and Consumer Engagements: Pathways to Sustainable Agri Food Systems
暫譯: 食品生物多樣性與消費者參與：通往可持續農業食品系統的途徑

Dr. Monika Thakur is working as Professor at Amity Institute of Food Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is currently engaged in the development of functional foods, and extraction of bioactive components. She was awarded PhD in 2006 by Himachal Pradesh University. She is Double Gold Medalist (MSc and MPhil) and received several prestigious awards. Apart from her teaching assignments, she has been involved in various research and extension activities. She is a member of editorial board and reviewer in journals of national and international repute. She has published more than 70 publications, 35 book chapters, 15 books. She has also organized various training programs, faculty development programs, international conferences, and national seminars. Her research interests include Plant Sciences, Functional foods and Nutraceuticals, Mycology, Food microbiology and food safety and related areas.

Dr. Tarun Belwal is currently associated with 7 Continents Natural Products, USA, where his work focuses on food science, plant-based nutraceuticals, and their implications for human health. His earlier academic and research engagements include Texas A&M University, the University of Turin, and Zhejiang University. He earned his Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology from Kumaun University, Uttarakhand, India, in collaboration with the G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (NIHE). To date, Dr. Belwal has edited seven scientific books, authored over 100 international peer-reviewed research papers, and contributed 18 book chapters. His scholarly contributions have received more than 10,000 citations worldwide.

莫妮卡·塔庫爾博士目前擔任印度北方邦阿米提大學食品科技學院的教授。她目前專注於功能性食品的開發以及生物活性成分的提取。她於2006年獲得喜馬偕爾邦大學的博士學位。她是雙金獎得主（碩士和哲學碩士），並獲得多項著名獎項。除了教學工作外，她還參與了各種研究和推廣活動。她是多本國內外知名期刊的編輯委員會成員及審稿人。她已發表超過70篇論文、35章書籍章節及15本書籍。她還組織了各種培訓計劃、教師發展計劃、國際會議和全國研討會。她的研究興趣包括植物科學、功能性食品和營養補充品、真菌學、食品微生物學及食品安全等相關領域。

塔倫·貝爾瓦爾博士目前與美國七大洲天然產品公司合作，專注於食品科學、植物性營養補充品及其對人類健康的影響。他早期的學術和研究經歷包括德州農工大學、都靈大學和浙江大學。他在印度烏塔拉坎德的庫馬雲大學獲得植物生物技術博士學位，並與G.B. Pant國立喜馬拉雅環境研究所（NIHE）合作。迄今為止，貝爾瓦爾博士編輯了七本科學書籍，發表了超過100篇國際同行評審的研究論文，並貢獻了18章書籍章節。他的學術貢獻在全球獲得超過10,000次引用。