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Integrating Engineering and Technology for Sustainable Food Systems

Muhammad Ahmad1 Sumbal Sajjad2 Muhammad Bilal3 Aimen Ishfaq4 Tumazir Kaleem5 Ghanwar Azhar, Saqlain Murad, Tooba Maryam6
1 7 Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, South Asia. 2 Department of Food Science and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Multan, Pakistan, South Asia. 3 Department of Soil Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, South Asia. 4Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, South Asia. 5 Department of Horticulture, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, South Asia. 6 Department of Food Science and Technology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, South Asia. 8 Department of Food Science and Technology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan, South Asia.

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