Food Supply Chain and Business Model Innovation

Nosratabadi, Saeed; Mosavi, Amir; Lakner, Zoltán

doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0125.v1

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“…The actors of the FSC are farmers, processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers (e.g., References [ 20 , 21 ]). Where farmers harvest the primary crop, processors, and pack the final products, distributors deliver the final products to retailers, and retailers are the final destination where the final products are delivered to consumers [ 22 ]. The present study uses a similar approach to analyze the role of social capital in each of the food supply chain stages, which means that this study considers farmers, food processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers handling as the food supply chain stages.…”

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Social Capital Contributions to Food Security: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Nosratabadi

Khazami

Abdallah

et al. 2020

Foods

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Social capital creates a synergy that benefits all members of a community. This review examines how social capital contributes to the food security of communities. A systematic literature review, based on Prisma, is designed to provide a state of the art review on capacity social capital in this realm. The output of this method led to finding 39 related articles. Studying these articles illustrates that social capital improves food security through two mechanisms of knowledge sharing and product sharing (i.e., sharing food products). It reveals that social capital through improving the food security pillars (i.e., food availability, food accessibility, food utilization, and food system stability) affects food security. In other words, the interaction among the community members results in sharing food products and information among community members, which facilitates food availability and access to food. There are many shreds of evidence in the literature that sharing food and food products among the community member decreases household food security and provides healthy nutrition to vulnerable families, and improves the food utilization pillar of food security. It is also disclosed that belonging to the social networks increases the community members’ resilience and decreases the community’s vulnerability that subsequently strengthens the stability of a food system. This study contributes to the common literature on food security and social capital by providing a conceptual model based on the literature. In addition to researchers, policymakers can use this study’s findings to provide solutions to address food insecurity problems.

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Social Capital Contributions to Food Security: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Nosratabadi

Khazami

Abdallah

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Foods

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“…The most recent review paper by Nosratabadi et al [18] describes a business model that addresses the possible changes in each stage of FSC (Fig. 2) that can be taken to alleviate some of the global food shortage in the future.…”

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“…2) that can be taken to alleviate some of the global food shortage in the future. The review study "reveals that solutions for improving the business model will vary based on the position of a business in the FSC" [18]. The authors recommended that to bridge the gap between food supply and food demand for the next 50 years, all stakeholders in the FSC should optimize values they are creating and delivering to their customers.…”

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“…The authors recommended that to bridge the gap between food supply and food demand for the next 50 years, all stakeholders in the FSC should optimize values they are creating and delivering to their customers. The study also suggested that the strategies such as engaging the stakeholders in value creation processes and compatibility with the social and environmental factors are crucial in this process [18]. Furthermore, the Economic Research Service of the USDA released a report that explains "drivers of food loss on the farm and other pre-retail sectors, with a focus on economic incentives that underlie the way fresh foods are grown, processed, and marketed in the United States" [19].…”

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Protecting the Environment by Reducing Food Loss and Waste Across the Food Supply Chain

Wunderlich

2020

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has reported that the estimated global food loss and waste (FLW) is significant and varies among different food products. The total loss is up to 40-50% for root crops and up to 30% for cereals. These losses happen throughout the food supply chain (FSC) including during the agricultural production, transfer, and finally during the use by consumers. Most of the food loss occurs during the initial stages of the food production while most of the waste occurs in the final stages of FSC by retailers and consumers. The high rates of FLW globally along the FSC contribute to the depletion of the natural resources and the rise in greenhouse gas emissions which ultimately impact the environment adversely. According to the 2017 Natural Resource Defense Council report in the United States (US), food and agriculture use a significant amount of natural resources such as land (half), water (67%) and energy up to 16%. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of this problem and the potential impact on the natural resources which may compromise the environment and world bio-network. Although the FLW can happen in any stage of FSC, many reports suggest the first and last stages of the FSC as the most significant contributors of FLW and environmental resource depletion. It has therefore, become clear that causes of global FLW throughout the FSC could be due to many factors. Environmental implications, accessible food for all and sustainability must be considered when the issue of FLW is examined. There have been many studies which address this issue which ultimately affects both the environment and the sustainability of the food supply. The green food supply chain which is aimed at integrating environmentally friendly and sustainable food production practices is becoming a popular way to address this issue in the US.

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“…These interrelated steps bring food from farm to table, i.e., to the final users. That means that all the participants in this process impact each other and the movement of food across the supply chain [7]- [9]. The future will be more promising if the food system becomes more sustainable by using new Figure 1: The business model innovation in the food supply chain.…”

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Food Supply Chain During Pandemic: Changes in Food Production, Food Loss and Waste

Wunderlich¹

2021

Int. J. EI

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The global COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 triggered disruption in almost all areas of the Food Supply Chain (FSC). During this year many confounding factors contributed to the disruption of the normal FSC and impacted the system adversely. This includes the agricultural food production system, the first phase of the FSC, to the final delivery of food to consumers. Food was lost or wasted as farmers were unable to transfer and distribute the food to retailers. Food shortages became problematic and consumers were not able to obtain necessary staples. Then consumers started to purchase too much (hoarding), as they feared shortages, which resulted in both rises in food prices and in higher food waste by consumers. Several reports indicated that food waste during this period was remarkably more than in pre-pandemic times. These situations were worsened as the pandemic continued. In this paper we define food loss as occurring mostly during the agricultural food production and food waste that mostly happening during distribution of food at the retailer and consumer levels. The food loss and waste (FLW) both have been shown to add to the diminution of the natural resources and the rise in greenhouse gas emissions. The high level of greenhouse gas in turn can harm the environment. In the United States (U.S.), similar to other countries, natural resources such as land (about 50%) and water (67%) are used for agriculture and food production. The main objective of this paper is therefore, to emphasize some of the current findings on the potential impact of the pandemic on the FSC which resulted in more FLW. Many reports suggest every stage of the FSC can be a significant contributor of FLW and environmental resource depletion. Long-term strategies must be implemented to keep the FSC robust, stable and sustainable during unfavorable circumstances and crises.

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Food Supply Chain and Business Model Innovation

Cited by 26 publications

References 29 publications

Social Capital Contributions to Food Security: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Social Capital Contributions to Food Security: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Protecting the Environment by Reducing Food Loss and Waste Across the Food Supply Chain

Food Supply Chain During Pandemic: Changes in Food Production, Food Loss and Waste

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