Article
Food Science & Technology
Louise Manning, Steve Brewer, Peter J. Craigon, Jeremy Frey, Anabel Gutierrez, Naomi Jacobs, Samantha Kanza, Samuel Munday, Justin Sacks, Simon Pearson
Summary: This paper criticizes existing reflective food-related ethical assessment tools and proposes the structural elements required for reflexive governance architectures in the application of autonomous technology in food supply chains. The findings suggest that considering the ethical implications in real-life contexts is challenging, and a more holistic approach can inform ethical considerations and the need for mitigation at all lifecycle stages of technology and food product in the supply chain. This research is of interest to those engaged in ethical deliberation on data sharing, AI, and machine learning in food supply chains.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jakob Keller, Martin Jung, Rainer Lasch
Summary: The food industry is a major contributor to climate change and has significant impacts on developing countries. In response to sustainability concerns, consumers, governments, and NGOs are pressuring food companies to rethink their business practices. This study examines the governance of sustainability in the cocoa supply chain and finds differentiation in sustainability practices across different stages of the supply chain.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Ingrid Kelling, Marylyn Carrigan, Andrew F. Johnson
Summary: Seafood is crucial for global food systems, but its supply system faces multiple challenges that require policy interventions. Sustainable seafood models, promoting local seafood, and diversifying sourcing and distribution are key actions to address these challenges.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Felix Carl Schultz, Sebastian Everding, Ingo Pies
Summary: This study examines the role of governance mechanisms in vertical and horizontal collaborations in the transition towards a circular economy, using evidence from the European polyurethane industry. Findings suggest that governance mechanisms for horizontal collaboration are more crucial for facilitating functional circular supply chains.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Foivos Anastasiadis, Maria Alebaki
Summary: The wine industry is complex with intertwined product and services supply chains involving numerous stakeholders and flows, requiring future research perspectives such as sustainability, resilience, and circular economy. The study aims to provide a tool for designing targeted future research by employing an end-to-end mapping approach using data from the Greek wine supply chain.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tomy Perdana, Kusnandar Kusnandar, Hanifa Hasna Perdana, Fernianda Rahayu Hermiatin
Summary: This study aims to understand how supply chain governance supports the implementation of the circular economy to minimize food loss and maximize agricultural waste utilization. The results show that the vegetable supply chain that prioritizes traditional markets has a food loss rate of 35%, while the one that prioritizes modern markets has a food loss rate of only 15%. For dairy supply chains facilitated by cooperatives, the food loss rate is 7%. Supply chain governance, including coordinated production plans, selling systems, price mechanisms, packaging systems, and the management of low-quality products, all contribute to reducing food loss under the circular economy principles. Coordinating supply and demand for agricultural waste and enhancing knowledge among farmers are essential for addressing agricultural waste problems.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Camila Aparecida Borges, Neha Khandpur, Daniela Neri, Ana Clara Duran
Summary: This study examined and compared different nutrient profile models in Latin America to identify packaged foods and beverages with child-directed marketing that are high in nutrients associated with non-communicable diseases. The findings suggest that the nutrient profile models adopted in Brazil are less likely to inform consumers of the poor nutritional quality of ultra-processed foods and beverages with child-directed marketing compared to other models in Latin America.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Review
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Marije Renkema, Per Hilletofth
Summary: This review explores the themes and key considerations of intermediate short food supply chains (SFSCs) based on a systematic literature review. The identified themes shed light on the complex landscape and key relationships within intermediate SFSCs. The organization of intermediate SFSCs has implications for various sustainability indicators.
BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Caroline Sundgren
Summary: The issue of food waste has received increasing attention due to its unethical and negative environmental implications. This study explores the formation of relationships for food redistribution and highlights that redistribution is supply-driven and requires a responsive demand side.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Martim L. Aguiar, Pedro D. Gaspar, Pedro D. Silva, Luisa C. Domingues, David M. Silva
Summary: Food waste causes increased production and environmental impact. To reduce waste, the supply chain should maintain optimal preservation conditions and monitor parameters like temperature and humidity. A study found that fluctuations in these parameters were mostly due to frequent door opening, operational procedures, and irregular refrigeration conditions. The study highlights the importance of individual monitoring for quality control and energy efficiency optimization.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Lixing Wang, Yulin He, Zhenning Wu
Summary: Tracing food products along the entire supply chain is crucial for better management. Traditional centralized traceability systems face challenges due to different complex systems used by supply chain users. This study presents a decentralized traceability system framework based on blockchain and RFID technology, providing decentralized data management and security guarantee. The system embeds blockchain technology into RFID tags, simplifying product tracking and enabling scalability for industrial use.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
David Zilberman, Thomas Reardon, Jed Silver, Liang Lu, Amir Heiman
Summary: This article analyzes the transition from innovative ideas to final marketed products, emphasizing the relationship between the birth of product markets and product innovation, and the impact of public policies on innovation and product supply chains. Interdisciplinary research can help better understand and develop innovative companies and supply chains.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ying Tan, Feng Hai, Jozsef Popp, Judit Olah
Summary: This study focuses on minimizing waste in the food supply chain by highlighting the importance of strategy, information systems, and network design. The findings suggest that information systems have great potential to reduce waste, while strategy and network design significantly improve organizational capabilities in waste reduction.
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Michel Tavares Quinteiro Milcent Assis, Maria Raquel David Pereira Ventura Lucas, Maria Matos Rainho
Summary: The purpose of this study is to examine the trust relationships in a local agri-food supply chain in Southern Brazil and explore their contributions to sustainable development. The findings indicate that the supply chain needs better organization. Communication and interpersonal trust play important roles in the relationships between producers and control bodies. The university, as a seed supplier, requires predictability and efficiency to foster inter-organizational trust. Informal relationships are based on trust and inter-organizational trust enhances establishment performance and facilitates the development of innovative structures. Additionally, interpersonal trust increases during crisis periods.
BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tamiris Pacheco da Costa, James Gillespie, Katarzyna Pelc, Abi Adefisan, Michael Adefisan, Ramakrishnan Ramanathan, Fionnuala Murphy
Summary: Assessing the environmental performance of food companies is crucial, but currently there is no existing tool in the literature. This study proposes a tool based on life cycle assessment methodology to evaluate the six stages of the food chain. The tool also allows users to assess the implementation of IoT technologies to reduce food waste.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Syed Omer Husain, Alex Franklin, Dirk Roep
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2020)
Editorial Material
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lummina G. Horlings, Dirk Roep, Erik Mathijs, Terry Marsden
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Angela Moriggi, Katriina Soini, Bettina B. Bock, Dirk Roep
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Karlheinz Knickel, Alexandra Almeida, Lisa Bauchinger, Maria Pia Casini, Bernd Gassler, Kerstin Hausegger-Nestelberger, Jesse Heley, Reinhard Henke, Marina Knickel, Henk Oostindie, Ulla Ovaska, Carlos Pina, Massimo Rovai, Hans Vulto, Johannes S. C. Wiskerke
Summary: Decision-makers, planners, and administrators face the challenge of fostering balanced, sustainable, and territorially integrated development. The role of spatial planning in improving relations between rural, peri-urban, and urban areas is examined, highlighting the need for transparent, participatory governance arrangements that support synergies between different actors and activities. Further research is needed to address these issues and promote sustainable and territorially integrated development in European policy making.
Article
Environmental Studies
Damian Maye, Paul Swagemakers, Johannes S. C. Wiskerke, Heidrun Moschitz, James Kirwan, Ingrid Jahrl
Summary: This paper utilizes the concept of 'sustainable innovation journeys' to track how urban food initiatives influence city-region food policy. Evaluating the success or failure of designs and monitoring stakeholder interactions reveals the transformative potential of innovative projects. The importance of 'soft change' and the alignment of interests between micro and meso levels are highlighted through case studies conducted in Rotterdam, Vigo, and Zurich.
EUROPEAN URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
A. J. Haverkort, A. R. Linnemann, P. C. Struik, J. S. C. Wiskerke
Summary: This article discusses the strong links between various actors involved in potato production and processing, including breeders, growers, processors, retailers, and consumers. It highlights the impact of genotype, environment, and crop management on the yield and quality of potatoes, as well as the importance of efficient resource use. The article also emphasizes the need to address climate change, consumer preferences, and sustainability issues in the potato industry.
Article
Agronomy
A. J. Haverkort, A. R. Linnemann, P. C. Struik, J. S. C. Wiskerke
Summary: Wheat can be stored for a longer time and processed into various foods, while potato has a limited storage time. Processing benefits growers by regulating markets and prices, and processors compensate for the decrease in fresh tuber consumers. Large processing companies advocate sustainability measures, improve factory processes, introduce new products, and support communities. The industry faces various issues such as politics, economy, and law, which fluctuate based on raw material base, competition, and consumer culture.
Article
Agronomy
A. J. Haverkort, A. R. Linnemann, P. C. Struik, J. S. C. Wiskerke
Summary: This study focuses on the processing potato ontology, which includes the domains of growers, processors, and cooks. The history of preparing meals with potato as ingredients dates back to the domestication of the crop. The potato processing industry expanded globally since the Columbian Exchange. The study analyzes the domains through a four-tier approach, including description and delimitation, allocation of classes and attributes, evaluation of attribute values, and clustering analysis.
Article
Agronomy
A. J. Haverkort, A. R. Linnemann, P. C. Struik, J. S. C. Wiskerke
Summary: In supermarkets in the Netherlands, there are over 150 potato products displayed. These products can be distinguished based on various characteristics such as heating method, appearance, dehydration, and storage temperature. Fancier products require more processes and operations in factories and are more expensive. Consumers value low prices and a wide range of products, tastes, and sizes, while processors prioritize other attributes. The different operations in factories include dehydration, heating, cooling, and transformation. Heatmapping and hierarchical clustering were used to analyze the products and their attributes. In total, there are 66 operations involved in the processing of potatoes. Potato processing is different from wheat processing due to the larger range of operations and storage conditions.
Article
Agronomy
A. J. Haverkort, A. R. Linnemann, P. C. Struik, J. S. C. Wiskerke
Summary: This paper reviews worldwide potato dishes and explores how the processing industry develops products for kitchens and the food industry. The nutritional value of potatoes and their products is analyzed, and the effects of processing on enhancing or diminishing their value are discussed. The paper also examines the influence of seasoning and processing on the taste, color, and heat retention of potato products.
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Claudia Vaderna, Robert Home, Paola Migliorini, Dirk Roep
Summary: Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a producer-consumer union that aims to transform agriculture towards social justice, fairness, and participation. However, CSAs often struggle to generate sufficient income for fair wages, which challenges their long-term existence. This study explores the challenges faced by eight CSAs in Switzerland and their strategies to address them. The results highlight the importance of member feedback and involvement in overcoming expectations gaps and increasing social capital.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Karlheinz Knickel, Alexandra Almeida, Francesca Galli, Kerstin Hausegger-Nestelberger, Bryonny Goodwin-Hawkins, Mojca Hrabar, Daniel Keech, Marina Knickel, Olli Lehtonen, Damian Maye, Irune Ruiz-Martinez, Sandra Sumane, Hans Vulto, Johannes S. C. Wiskerke
Summary: This article discusses how shifting from a narrow economic perspective to a broader sustainable wellbeing focus in regional development strategies can impact rural-urban relationships. Through analyzing data and research from 11 European regions, the study identifies aspects of territorial development consistent with features of a wellbeing economy. Discussions also touch on development dynamics, tensions between different goals and resource uses, and conditions for more mutually beneficial rural-urban relationships.
Article
Development Studies
Bram Buscher, Giuseppe Feola, Andrew Fischer, Robert Fletcher, Julien-Francois Gerber, Wendy Harcourt, Martijn Koster, Mindi Schneider, Joeri Scholtens, Marja Spierenburg, Vincent Walstra, Han Wiskerke
Article
Environmental Studies
Angela Moriggi, Katriina Soini, Alex Franklin, Dirk Roep
ETHICS POLICY & ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Economics
Syed Omer Husain, Dirk Roep, Alex Franklin
JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION
(2020)