Digital transformation in the agri-food industry: recent applications and the role of the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Sustainable Food Systems

Janna Cropotova¹  Sneh Punia Bangar²  Sajid Maqsood³  Joe M. Regenstein⁴  Noelia Pallarés⁵  Francisco J. Barba⁵  Juan Manuel Castagnini⁵  Rajeev Bhat⁶  Yamine Bouzembrak⁷  Rana Muhammad Aadil⁸  Roshina Rabail⁸  Hans J. P. Marvin⁹  Abdo Hassoun^1,10 

[1]Department of Biological Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Ålesund, Norway

[2]Department of Food Nutrition and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States

[3]Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates

[4]Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States

[5]Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Science, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, Burjassot, València, Spain

[6]ERA-Chair in VALORTECH, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia

[7]Information Technology Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands

[8]National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

[9]Research and Development, Hayan Group, Rhenen, Netherlands

[10]Univ. Littoral Côte d'Opale, UMRt 1158 BioEcoAgro, USC ANSES, INRAe, Univ. Artois, Univ. Lille, Univ. Picardie Jules Verne, Univ. Liège, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

[11]Sustainable AgriFoodtech Innovation & Research (SAFIR), Arras, France

关键词: artificial intelligence;    automation;    digitalization;    Industry 4.0;    robots;    smart factory;    precision agriculture;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsufs.2023.1217813

 received in 2023-05-05, accepted in 2023-07-03,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Providing food has become more complex because of climate change and other environmental and societal stressors, such as political instability, the growth in the world population, and outbreaks of new diseases, especially the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to these challenges, the agri-food industry has increased its efforts to shift to using more digital tools and other advanced technologies. The transition toward digital has been part of the fourth industrial revolution (called Industry 4.0) innovations that have and are reshaping most industries. This literature review discusses the potential of implementing digital technologies in the agri-food industry, focusing heavily on the role of the COVID-19 pandemic in fostering the adoption of greater digitalization of food supply chains. Examples of the use of these digital innovations for various food applications, and the barriers and challenges will be highlighted. The trend toward digital solutions has gained momentum since the advent of Industry 4.0 and implementations of these solutions have been accelerated by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Important digital technology enablers that have high potential for mitigating the negative effects of both the current global health pandemic and the environmental crisis on food systems include artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things, blockchain, smart sensors, robotics, digital twins, and virtual and augmented reality. However, much remains to be done to fully harness the power of Industry 4.0 technologies and achieve widespread implementation of digitalization in the agriculture and food industries.

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