First International Conference on Food Security and Sustainable Agri-Food Technologies

ICFSSAT 2025

October 14, 15, and 16, 2025

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October 14^th - 16^th 2025

Context

As global populations surge and environmental pressures intensify, resilient agri-food systems are critical to ensuring equitable access to safe, nutritious food. ICFSSAT 2025 brings together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, regulators, and community stakeholders to foster interdisciplinary collaboration. Through keynote speakers, policy dialogues, and industry exhibitions, participants will explore cutting-edge agri-food innovations and co-create actionable frameworks that enhance food security, public health, and sustainable livelihoods across diverse global contexts.

Conference Objectives

Examine innovative technologies and economic models that promote the Valorization of agri-food by-products within an international circular economy framework.

Facilitate entrepreneurship opportunities and commercial development across the sustainable agri-food value chain, with particular emphasis on innovative startups.

Analyse the evolution of the global agri-food industry in the context of digitalization, food Industry 4.0, and advanced packaging and processing technologies.

Establish an international collaborative platform for accelerating technology transfer and developing standardized protocols in the sustainable agri-food sector.

Formulate concrete recommendations aligned with national strategic directives.

Conference Tracks

I. Food Security and Public Health

Regulatory monitoring and control systems for food safety: from pathogen detection to chemical contaminants
Food Authenticity and traceability
Nutritional composition of foods and health outcomes

II. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

Seed sovereignty and nutritional autonomy
Valorization of region-specific agricultural products (terroir)
Harnessing Agroecology to Drive Climate-Resilient Agricultural Transformation

III. Valorization of By-products for a Circular Economy

Technological adaptations for processing agri-food byproducts: Entrepreneurial opportunities
Innovative applications of agricultural by-products
Enabling environments for circular agri-food systems

IV. Trends and Challenges in the Agri-Food Industry

Emerging technologies in food packaging
Advanced technologies in agri-food processing: Transition toward Food Industry 4.0
Food security engine

Submission Procedures / Important Dates

Submission Procedures

Participants are required to use the official abstract template, available at official conference template Paper proposals (abstract of maximum 300 words)

Communications must be presented in English.

submission deadline

15 July 2025

Acceptance notification

15 August 2025

Conference dates

October 14, 15, and 16, 2025

Onsite Registration Fees

Local participants Foreign participants

Academics/Researchers/Professionals

12 000 DZD

24 000 DZD

Poster

PhD Students

7 000 DZD

14 000 DZD

Poster

Academics/Researchers/Professionals

20 000 DZD

50 000 DZD

Oral communication

PhD Students

10 000 DZD

30 000 DZD

Oral communication

Presidents of Honour

Prof. Abdelkrim BENIAICHE

President of

the university of Bejaia, Algeria

Prof. Azzeddine BETTACHE

Dean of the faculty of Natural and life sciences

university of Bejaia, Algeria

Guests of Honour

Prof. Djamila SADOUN

Prof. Said BENALLAOUA

Mr. Belkacem SADOUN

Publication Opportunity

All accepted abstracts will be published in the ICFSSAT 2025 Proceedings by The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research (NAJFNR), a Scopus-indexed international journal. Selected outstanding papers will be invited for submission to a special issue of NAJFNR. Invited authors will receive detailed submission guidelines following the conference and benefit from expedited review processes while maintaining the journal's peer-review standards.

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Emna AMMAR

ENIS , Tunisia Biography

Prof. Fatih OZOGUL

Cukurova University, Turkey Biography

Prof. Marilize LE ROES-HILL

CPUT, South Africa Biography

Dr. Mohammed GAGAOUA

INRAE, France Biography

Dr. Muhammad IRFAN

University of Sargodha, Pakistan Biography

Dr. Abdo HASSOUN

SAFIR, ULCO University, France Biography

Prof. José Juan SANTANA RODRIGUEZ

ULPOC, Spain Biography

Prof. Jean-Paul CHOPART

University of Rennes, France Biography

Prof. Bou-Said BENYEBKA

INSA, France Biography

Prof. Abdelkrim BOUZAZA

University of Rennes, France Biography

Dr. Rassim KHELIFA

Concordia University, Canada Biography

Prof. Nathalie CONNIL

University of Rouen Normandy, France Biography

committee

Scientific Committee

Prof. Nawel Boucherba

President

Prof. Bou-Said BENYEBKA

Member

Prof. Djamel DRIDER

Member

Prof. Emna AMMAR

Member

Prof. Fatih OZOGUL

Member

Prof. Marilize LE ROES-HILL

Member

Prof. Nathalie CONNIL

Member

Prof. Rachid AMARA

Member

Dr. Abdo HASSOUN

Member

Dr. Amine M BOUKERB

Member

Dr. Mohammed GAGAOUA

Member

Dr. Muhammad IRFAN

Member

Dr. Rassim KHELIFA

Member

Prof. Abdelhamid DJEKOUN

Member

Prof. Abdelaziz TOUATI

Member

Prof. Ammar AZIOUNE

Member

Prof. Azzeddine BETTACHE

Member

Prof. B. Khaled MEGHIT

Member

Prof. Amel Darenfed BOUANANE

Member

Prof. Djamel DJENANE

Member

Prof. Djamel-eddine KATI

Member

Prof. Djebbar ATMANI

Member

Prof. Farid DAHMOUN

Member

Prof. Farouk REZGUI

Member

Prof. Ferhat DJOUDI

Member

Prof.Samia Hamma FARADJI

Member

Prof. Boualem HARFI

Member

Prof. Hafsa DJOUAD-KADJI

Member

Prof. Ibtissem DJINNI

Member

Prof. Lotfi MOUNI

Member

Prof. Mouloud KECHA

Member

Prof. Mustapha KACI

Member

Prof. Nabila ALIOUANE

Member

Prof. Ounissa SENHADJI

Member

Prof. Sofiane BOUDALIA

Member

Prof. Sofiane FATMI

Member

Prof. Soraya TAMENDJARI

Member

Prof. Warda ARKOUB

Member

Prof. Zihed BOUSLAMA

Member

Prof. Mustapha Kaci

Member

Dr. Farid AIT MERZEG

Member

Dr. Hind Houria BOUGHERRA

Member

Dr. Khokha MOUHOUBI

Member

Dr. Lamia TAOUZINET

Member

Dr. Meriem ABIDER-AMRANE

Member

Dr. Mohammed Khalil MELLAL

Member

Dr. Nassim MADI

Member

Dr. Nabyla KHALED KHODJA

Member

Dr. Zahra AZZOUZ

Member

Organization committee

Dr. Mohammed Khalil MELLAL

President

Dr. Meriem ABIDER-AMRANE

Vice President

Dr. Abdelhakim RIDOUH

Member

Dr. Abdelmadjid CHELLI

Member

Dr. Ahlam INOURI

Member

Dr. Amina ABBOU

Member

Dr. Amina BOUCHEMAL

Member

Dr. Celia IDRES

Member

Dr. Fateh ADBOUN

Member

Dr. Fahima MECHIAH

Member

Dr. Fayrouz NAFA

Member

Dr. Hassina AOUAT

Member

Dr. Hind Houria BOUGHERRA

Member

Dr. Kahina HAMENNI

Member

Dr. Khokha MOUHOUBI

Member

Dr. Krim SALEM

Member

Dr. Lamia MEDOUNI

Member

Dr. Lamia TAOUZINET

Member

Dr. Lilia BENCHIKH

Member

Dr. Lynda MESSAOUDENE

Member

Dr. Souhila MAZGUENE

Member

Dr. Mohammed BENHOULA

Member

Dr. Nabyla KHALED KHODJA

Member

Dr. Nassim BRAHIMI

Member

Dr. Nassim MADI

Member

Dr. Nasma BOUCHELKIA

Member

Dr. Ouarda DJAOUDENE

Member

Dr. Salima ADJIRI

Member

Dr. Sabiha BECHIR

Member

Dr. Samira NEGRICHI

Member

Dr. Souad KHALED

Member

Dr. Souhila HADDAD

Member

Dr. Tassadit ZEMOURI

Member

Dr. Zahia BRARA

Member

Dr. Zeyneb LADOUALI

Member

Dr. Zoubeida MEGHLAOUI

Member

Mrs. Ahlam NOURI

Member

Mr. Abderahim SEKOUR

Member

Ms. Amina OUCHENE

Member

Mrs. Dalila KHOUCHANE

Member

Ms. Fatima zohra ATI

Member

Ms. Feriel ZEBIRI

Member

Ms. Ghozlane KAFI

Member

Ms. Lamia HASSAINI

Member

Mr. Lamine GHOUL

Member

Mr. Lyes CHENNI

Member

Mr. Massinissa BOUMERTIT

Member

Mr. Mouloud BENKAID

Member

Mr. Mouatezbillah KABOUCHE

Member

Ms. Safia KACI

Member

Ms. Safia TALBI

Member

Mr. Salim ZEROUKLANE

Member

Ms. Yasmine BRADAI

Member

Ms. Yasmine BRAHIMI

Member

Partners

Our Partners

Field Trip

Conference participants will have the opportunity to explore the scenic Province of Béjaïa, located on Algeria's Mediterranean coast. The excursion will feature visits to Pic des Singes (Monkey Peak), a 430-meter summit at Cap Carbon that serves as one of the habitats for the endangered Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), the only surviving macaque species in Africa. The tour includes Gouraya National Park with its dramatic Mediterranean cliffs and diverse ecosystems, Cap Carbon in the Tell Atlas range, and Cap Aokas with its spectacular coastal scenery. Participants will also explore the historic Casbah of Béjaïa, an ancient fortified citadel originally built during the Almohad period in 1154 AD, and subsequently developed under Ottoman rule, unveiling the region's rich Berber, Islamic, and Ottoman heritage.