Preface Lucia Scaffardi and Chiara Cerbone List of Figures and Tables Introduction Lucia Scaffardi, Laura Pineschi and Chiara Cerbone 1 Reconciling the Fluid and the Rigid: the Intersection of Law, Science, and Sustainability Lorenza Violini 2 Food Security and Scientific Innovation in International Law Striking a Balance between Patent Rights on Plant Resources and Human Rights Protection Ludovica Di Lullo 3 The European Union's Action in Promoting Agrifood Innovation: Fostering through Funding Nicola Bergamaschi 4 Edible Insects on the EU Plate: Navigating Regulatory Challenges and Future Prospects Maria Laura Grilli 5 Innovating Food, Shaping Trust: Insights from a Consumer Survey on EU Novel Foods and Cell-Based Meat Regulation Giacomo Degli Antoni, Marco Faillo and Giulia Formici 6 The Internet of Farming and Agriculture 4.0: Regulatory Perspectives on the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Agriculture Maria Giulia Corazza 7 Vertical Farming: Regulatory Perspectives and Sustainability Implications Simone Pitto 8 The Regulation of Agrifood Biotechnology: from GMOs to New Genomic Techniques Maria Chiara Errigo 9 Technological Innovation for Food Loss and Waste Reduction: an International Law Perspective Luca Romano 10 The Role of Innovation in the Fight against Food Waste and Food Poverty: Experimental Regulatory Solutions through the Lens of Comparative Law Chiara Cerbone 11 The Reuse of Food Industry Scraps through the Lens of Public Law: Critical Issues and the Potential of Italian Legal Regulations Alessia Depietri 12 Regulatory and Market-Based Incentives for Combating Food Waste: the Italian Example Laura Costantino Conclusions Antonio D'Aloia Index.