Assessing the sustainable food system in Thailand under uncertainties: governance, distribution and storage drive technological innovation

Abstract

This study contributes to the assessment of the sustainable food system in Thailand, showing that governance, distribution and storage lead to technological innovation under uncertainties. Prior studies to evaluate attributes of the sustainable food system under uncertainties are lacking. By nature, the sustainable food system has various attributes and applies the fuzzy Delphi method to construct a valid set of measurements of qualitative information. This study uses a fuzzy decisionmaking trial and evaluation laboratory method to visualize the causal-effect interrelationships among the proposed attributes. The food system needs to include governance and behavioral changes to assess quality, food waste and production. Practical solutions must focus on enhancing environmental friendliness, product labeling for authenticity arguments, and the reuse and recycling of products. The results show that production assessment and distribution and storage lead to technological innovation.

Development Goals towards Sustainability

“…Achieving such an ambitious goal requires contributions from all countries [4]. The theme turns out to be decomposed into multiple dimensions and perspectives, and concerns different categories of stakeholders that can combine digitization with sustainability [5], support the integration of food security and sustainability in emerging economies [6], identify the connection point between technological progress and sustainable development [7], and use the resources that are available in order to optimize processes [8]. At the same time, the impact of female gender [9] and the contribution of youth [10] toward the SDGs need to be assessed.…”

Digitalizing Circular Economy through Blockchains: The Blockchain Circular Economy Index

“…Decentralization, encryption, and distribution make blockchains highly robust and secure data structures for storing confidential information [33]. Blockchains are widely used in supply chain scenarios, improving the transparency and traceability of the production process [34][35][36][37]. To avoid counterfeiting and falsification during the production flow, blockchains enable the exchange of digital tokens associated to physical objects, allowing end users to analyze the history of products, from its origin to the purchase [38,39].…”

Factors That Boost the Technological Capability of Malaysian Food Manufacturing Industry

“…The intangible features help the firm promote its products and increase its productivity. Many scholars have recently adopted this idea of technological capability [7,[33][34][35][36]. In addition to the firm's ability to acquire, adapt, and modify existing technologies, technological capability refers to the ability to use its technological knowledge and skills to create new products and processes and to improve existing technology so that new knowledge and skills can be generated.…”

“…By implementing technological solutions, a firm can streamline its operations, automate tasks, and improve the accuracy and speed of its processes. This can lead to significant cost savings and increased output, which can translate into increased profitability and competitiveness [6,7]. By adopting these technologies, food manufacturing firms in Malaysia can improve their production processes, increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve the safety and quality of their products, reduce their environmental impacts, and expand their market opportunities [8,9].…”