Transformation Trends in Food Logistics for Short Food Supply Chains – What is New?

Collison, Martin; Collison, Tom; Myroniuk, Irina; Boyko, Nadiya; Pellegrini, Giustina

doi:10.7896/j.1909

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“…Recently, scholars focused on alternative food systems (AFSs) and short food supply chains (SFSC) (i.e., farmers' markets, farm shops, fruits and vegetables boxes, pick-your-own food farms, community-supported agriculture, Internet sales through e-commerce operators, etc.) [182,[256][257][258][259][260][261][262][263], and the opportunity they offer in increasing sustainability, by the reduction of food and package waste [264] and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions [265][266][267][268][269][270][271][272][273] and in providing ecological, health and socio-economic benefits [274][275][276][277][278]. SFSC allow consumers to connect more directly with both farmers and food producers thus enhancing local and rural development [279,280], and are an effective strategy for the preservation and development of urban agriculture, thus addressing the issue of food quality and security [268,281,282].…”

Section: Pathways To Sustainability In Agriculture and Food Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, logistics is currently the main bottleneck for the development of efficient SFCs [294]. New direct delivery food logistics and business models and networks (e.g., based on agri-food e-supply chain, regional and local food hubs) have been proposed with the aim to improve transport and logistic organization and performance, and coordination between the actors of SFCs [265,266,271,293].…”

Section: Pathways To Sustainability In Agriculture and Food Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Agri-Food Markets towards Sustainable Patterns

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In recent decades, the confluence of different global and domestic drivers has led to progressive and unpredictable changes in the functioning and structure of agri-food markets worldwide. Given the unsustainability of the current agri-food production, processing, distribution and consumption patterns, and the inadequate governance of the whole food system, the transition to sustainable agriculture and food systems has become crucial to effectively manage a global agri-food market able in supporting expected population growth and ensuring universal access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food for all. Based on a critical review of the existing international literature, the paper seeks to understand the evolutionary paths of sustainability issues within agri-food markets by analyzing their drivers and trends. An extensive analysis was conducted highlighting the development and importance of the body of knowledge on the most important sustainability transition frameworks, focusing mainly on the relationship between markets, trade, food and nutrition security, and other emerging issues within agri-food markets. Finally, the study makes suggestions to extend the research in order to improve basic knowledge and to identify opportunities to design meaningful actions that can shape agri-food markets and foster their transition to sustainability.

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“…Consumers can print different complex food design and customise confectionery shapes with existing data containing culinary knowledge and artistic skills from chefs, nutrition experts, and food designers [67]. In practical terms, Foodini, a 3D printer is designed for household kitchens in which food is prepared using a blender and the mix is printed through the 3D printer to create the product [68].…”

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“…Food logistics are a key part of the food chains that connect producers with consumers, i.e., the food chain is the link between where food is originally produced on the farm, where it is processed, stored, and distributed to consumers. Each stage of the chain will involve logistics which move food, or the products used to produce and protect food in the supply chain [68]. Food logistics is a very complex and arguably an inefficient system, consequently, increasing cost throughout the supply chain, hence, posing real challenges in the adoption of end-to-end, single systems to transport food.…”

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Food Logistics 4.0: Opportunities and Challenges

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Food Logistics 4.0 is a term derived from Industry 4.0 focusing on all the aspects of food logistics management based on cyber-physical systems. It states that real-time information and the interconnectivity of things, supplemented with novel technologies will revolutionise and improve the way food logistics is carried out. It has tremendous potential in terms of bringing transparency, swift delivery of food at reduced cost, flexibility, and capability to deliver the right quality product at the right place and at the right time. This paper discusses the vital technologies within Food Logistics 4.0 and the opportunities and challenges in this regard. It focuses primarily on food logistics, including resource planning, warehouse management, transportation management, predictive maintenance, and data security. Internet of Things, Blockchain, Robotics and Automation and artificial intelligence are some of the technologies discussed.

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“…The researchers analyzed the difference between financial service platforms and traditional finance, built the business model of the “blockchain + logistics finance” platform, and realized the prediction and control of platform business risks and the supervision of the entire logistics system through blockchain technology [ 14 ]. Relevant scholars have proposed a blockchain technology solution for the cold chain logistics industry, which will combine the decentralization and trustworthiness of blockchain technology to securely store the circulation data in the cold chain physical industry into the blockchain [ 15 ].…”

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Agricultural Cold Chain Logistics Mode Based on Multi-Mode Blockchain Data Model

2022

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Aiming at the problem of massive data storage and transaction authority in the blockchain system in the data sharing transaction scenario, this paper proposes a blockchain system for the controllable sharing transaction of massive data. By designing the blockchain system model of the consortium chain and private chain, reconstructing the data structure of the block, and introducing the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) technology, we adopt the off-chain storage method to solve the problem of high cost caused by too much data carried by the block. The isolation control of data resource transactions is realized by introducing identity authentication and channel mechanism, which meets the needs of different subjects for confidentiality of transaction data information. From the analysis results of cold chain logistics efficiency, in the five years from 2017 to 2021, the comprehensive cold chain logistics efficiency, pure technology cold chain logistics efficiency, and scale cold chain logistics efficiency of agricultural product cold chain logistics in a certain region have all reached above 0.9. The return to scale remains unchanged, and the cold chain logistics resources have been effectively allocated and reasonably utilized. The value of comprehensive cold chain logistics efficiency, pure technology cold chain logistics efficiency, and scale cold chain logistics efficiency in a certain month is less than 1, which means that the cold chain logistics efficiency is weak or ineffective. This shows that in these years, the infrastructure investment, cold chain technical support, and management level related to the cold chain logistics of agricultural products in a certain region need to be strengthened, and it is necessary to adjust the input-output structure and allocate resources reasonably. From 2018 to 2021, the total factor productivity of agricultural product cold chain logistics in a certain region is greater than 0.85, indicating that the level of total factor productivity is relatively high during this time period, and the increase in the efficiency of technical cold chain logistics is the main reason for the increase in total factor productivity.

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Transformation Trends in Food Logistics for Short Food Supply Chains – What is New?

Cited by 18 publications

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Agri-Food Markets towards Sustainable Patterns

Agri-Food Markets towards Sustainable Patterns

Food Logistics 4.0: Opportunities and Challenges

Agricultural Cold Chain Logistics Mode Based on Multi-Mode Blockchain Data Model

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