Editorial : Industrial Crops and Products unlocking the potential of bioeconomy: 32th AAIC International Conference

This special issue of Industrial Crops and Products includes articles from authors or co-authors who participated in the International conference on “Industrial Crops and Products Unlocking the Potential of Bioeconomy” and the 32th Annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops (AAIC) held in September 2021 in Bologna, Italy. After the COVID-19 pandemic, which stopped the possibility to hold our annual meeting in 2020, we were able to organize again the 2021 AAIC annual meeting on hybrid mode, with about 110 participants, almost equally split between online and on-person. AAIC encourages and promotes the production, processing, development, and commercialization of industrial crops and their products. AAIC’s mission is particularly important nowadays. The transition from a fossilbased economy to a bio-based economy is crucial for the future world economic development as well as for its environmental sustainability. AAIC members belong to many continents, and they represent universities, research institutions, government agencies, private industries, and entrepreneurs.