Innovative Digital Technologies for Purchasing and Consumption in Urban and Regional Agro-Food Systems: A Systematic Review

Samoggia, Antonella; Monticone, Francesca; Bertazzoli, Aldo

doi:10.3390/foods10020208

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“…The FAO argued that digital technologies at the farm level, such as sensors, robots, and drones, can provide precise information to farmers and help them increase yields in a climate-friendly way. Blockchain technology can enhance traceability and sustainability by monitoring the food chain from the field to the final consumer [97]. The United Nations also explored the opportunities offered by digital technologies in the field of nutrition and concluded that they help provide tailored health advice but warned against their potential threats to the privacy of health information [98].…”

Section: Emerging Transition Pathwaysmentioning

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“…The FAO argued that "digital technologies can trigger major changes or "disruptions" in the sustainable food system that not only improve efficiency and speed but also redistribute information and power along the value chain" [99]. A similar approach was adopted by the European Commission, which, albeit recognizing the limited spread of digital technologies across the Union, considers them capable of increasing sustainability in the agro-food system [100], thus prioritizing digitalization in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform 2021-2027 [97,101].…”

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Potential Role of Technology Innovation in Transformation of Sustainable Food Systems: A Review

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Advanced technologies and innovation are essential for promoting sustainable food systems (SFSs) because these technologies can be used to answer some of the critical questions needed to transform SFSs and help us better understand global food security and nutrition. The main objective of this study is to address the question of whether technological innovations have an impact on the transformation of SFSs. There are certain innovations including agricultural land utilization, food processing, production systems, improvement in diets according to people’s needs, and management of waste products. This study provides an overview of new technologies and innovations being used with potential to transform SFSs. Applications of emerging technologies in digital agriculture, including the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and machine learning, drones, use of new physical systems (e.g., advanced robotics, autonomous vehicles, advanced materials), and gene technology (e.g., biofortified crops, genome-wide selection, genome editing), are discussed in this study. Additionally, we suggest eight action initiatives, which are transforming mindsets, enabling social licensing, changing policies and regulations, designing market incentives, safeguarding against undesirable effects, ensuring stable finance, building trust, and developing transition pathways that can hasten the transition to more SFSs. We conclude that appropriate incentives, regulations, and social permits play a critical role in enhancing the adoption of modern technologies to promote SFSs.

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Potential Role of Technology Innovation in Transformation of Sustainable Food Systems: A Review

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“…Financial information exchange; external factors; big data analysis capability; IoT and system integration; collaboration; real-time quality information; risks reduction; transparency; automation; traceability; forecasts; accessibility; data collection-storage-recall; supplier information; sustainability information; supply forecasting and planning (Samoggia et al, 2021) Digital platforms for procurement in food supply chains.…”

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Exploring Attractive Quality Requirements for Short Food Supply Chain Digital Platforms

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Sunmola

2022

International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management

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Perceptions towards unsustainable supply chain practices in global, mainstream food systems are motivating a shift towards short food supply chains. Short food supply chains are developed to remove the physical and social distances between producer and consumer. Advances in digital technologies offer promise for short food supply chains, including platforms that can enable real-time data flow, create visibility, and support sustainable practices. This research aims to prioritise attractive quality requirements of short food supply chain digital platforms. The methodology consists of a literature review and Kano analysis for requirements prioritisation. The results show that the requirements span across the four Kano categories, attractive quality encompassing the largest number of requirements. The attractive quality requirements identified offer increased levels of satisfaction when present and have limited negative impact when missing. Therefore, they are considered exciting for potential users of a system. The limitations of the research and areas of future work are presented.

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“…Nowadays, the municipalities in various countries, especially in Europe and North America, officially recognize the importance of urban agriculture in their urban planning and food policy documents to ensure sustainable development and better city life with a quality environment (Cretella and Buenger 2016). UN-FAO launched the City Region Food Systems (CFRS) Programme intending to boost rural-urban interactions to enhance the regional agro-food system, and Milan Food Policy Pact makes a forum of 240 cities around the world to share urban food policies and strengthen the local food system (Samoggia et al, 2021). Table 2 illustrates international examples of policy and good practice against current ones in Bangladesh According to another city resident interviewed:…”

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Stakeholder Perception and Institutional Approach to Rooftop Gardening (RTG) of Urban Areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Shahidullah¹,

López-Capél²,

Shahan³

2022

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Dhaka is one of the world's most populated cities and lacks the open fields and greeneries required for healthy living. Whereas urban sustainability depends on the greenness of the environment and the reduction of food dependency on the rural supply, currently, the city is failing to meet both requirements. The aim of this research is to understand why rooftop gardening (RTG) has failed to find its place in the policy agenda of Bangladesh, despite having support from citizens and experts. In answering this question, the authors have analysed the current state of rooftop gardening in Bangladesh with its major challenges and opportunities, explored the perception held by the city residents and agriculture professionals toward rooftop gardening, and discussed the existing institutional structure affecting the current rooftop gardening practices. The research presented in this paper argues that even though citizens have a positive attitude about rooftop gardening and experts consider it a viable opportunity, the existing policy process has hindered it from being a part of the policy agenda. Two online surveys were conducted on city residents and agriculture professionals from government and academic institutions. Interested participants from both categories participated in online interviews for in-depth discussions. In effect, the study shows that in the case of Dhaka city, the issue-framing is still at a very early stage. Though experts understand the value of RTG, they have not managed to raise enough awareness. From this perspective, experts have not played an adequate 'instrumental' role. As these two streams are quite weak, they are unlikely to join forces and intersect with the politics stream, where no attention to Rooftop gardening (RTG) can be observed at this point. Consequently, the researchers have not seen the RTG issue achieve enough policy momentum.

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Innovative Digital Technologies for Purchasing and Consumption in Urban and Regional Agro-Food Systems: A Systematic Review

Cited by 23 publications

References 58 publications

Potential Role of Technology Innovation in Transformation of Sustainable Food Systems: A Review

Potential Role of Technology Innovation in Transformation of Sustainable Food Systems: A Review

Exploring Attractive Quality Requirements for Short Food Supply Chain Digital Platforms

Stakeholder Perception and Institutional Approach to Rooftop Gardening (RTG) of Urban Areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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