Meta-analysis of food supply chain: pre, during and post COVID-19 pandemic

Agriculture & Food Security

Research

Adam Mohd Saifudin¹  Suria Musa¹  Nizamuddin Zainuddin¹  Abdul Kafi¹  Mohd Rizal Razalli¹  Syairah Aimi Shahron¹  Aidi Ahmi² 

[1] School of Technology Management & Logistics, College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), 06010, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia;Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), 06010, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia;

关键词: COVID-19 pandemic;    Food supply chain;    Bibliometric mapping;    Biblioshiny;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40066-023-00425-5

 received in 2023-01-19, accepted in 2023-05-23,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundDespite the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the food supply chain since 2020. Understanding the current trends of research and scenarios in the food supply chain is critical for developing effective strategies to address the present issue. This study aims to provide comprehensive insights into the pre, during, and post COVID-19 pandemic in the food supply chain.MethodologyThis study used the Scopus database from 1995 to November 6, 2022, to analyse the food supply chain. Bibliometric analysis was conducted using VOSviewer software to create knowledge maps and visualizations for co-occurrence, co-authorship, and country collaboration. Biblioshiny, a shiny app for the Bibliometrix R package, was then used to explore theme evaluation path maps in the research domain.ResultsThe bibliometric analysis of 2523 documents provides important insights into present and future publication trends. Top author keywords included blockchain, traceability, food safety, sustainability, and supply chain management. The Sustainability (Switzerland) journal ranked first in productivity, and the International Journal of Production Economics received the highest citations. The United Kingdom was the most productive country, collaborating with partners in Europe, Asia, and North America. The Netherlands had the highest percentage of documents with international authors, while India and China had the lowest. The thematic evaluation maps revealed that articles focused on important research topics including food processing industry, information sharing, risk assessment, decision-making, biodiversity, food safety, and food waste.ConclusionThis study contribute to the growing body of literature on the food supply chain by providing a comprehensive analysis of research trends during different phases of the pandemic. The findings can be used to inform policymakers and industry leaders about the measures required to build a more resilient and sustainable food supply chain infrastructure for the future. This study considered only Scopus online database for bibliometric analysis, which may have limited the search strategy. Future studies are encouraged to consider related published articles by linking multiple databases.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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