scholarly journals Urban Food Supply Chain Resilience for Crises Threatening Food Security: A Qualitative Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelie A. Hecht ◽  
Erin Biehl ◽  
Daniel J. Barnett ◽  
Roni A. Neff
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Resilience

scholarly journals Food and You 2 - Wave 2

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Armstrong ◽  
Lucy King ◽  
Robin Clifford ◽  
Mark Jitlal
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Allergy ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Consumer Knowledge ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Eating Out

Food and You 2 is a biannual survey which measures self-reported consumer knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to food safety and other food issues amongst adults in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The survey is primarily carried out online using a methodology known as ‘push-to-web’. Fieldwork was conducted between 20 November 2020 and 21 January 2021. A total of 5,900 adults from 3,955 households across England, Wales and Northern Ireland completed the survey. Topics covered in the Food and You 2: Wave 2 Key Findings report include: Trust in FSA and the food supply chain Concerns about food Food security Eating out and takeaways Food allergy, intolerance, and other hypersensitivities Food safety in the home

scholarly journals Exploring the Drivers and the Interventions towards Sustainable Food Security in the Food Supply Chain

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7890
Author(s):  
Hao Yuan Chan ◽  
Sarina Abdul Halim-Lim ◽  
Tai Boon Tan ◽  
Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman ◽  
Adi Ainurzaman Jamaludin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Security Governance ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Input Resource

The sustainability of food security is a global concern, and one of the priorities related to it is the ability to identify effective efforts that can protect food security along the food supply chain (FSC). The present study demystifies the relation of sustainability and food security and structurally identifies the sustainable drivers, and the pragmatic interventions that can critically contribute to the sustainability of food security within each stage of the FSC. A systematic review of articles from six databases was implemented. Thematic analysis was engaged to detect the sustainable drivers and interventions practised at each stage in the FSC for food security purposes. Six main themes of the drivers and interventions were derived from the analysis: food security governance involvement, input resource management, output management, information sharing, income, and technology. The result identifies the potential that quality management has on the mediating effect towards sustainable food security, through which a conceptual model for sustainable food security in the FSC was thus developed. It is deduced that mapping and categorizing the drivers and intervention of sustainable food securities could help deepen the understanding of effective and innovative practices towards food security in the FSC.

scholarly journals A conceptual understanding of criminality and integrity challenges in food supply chains

2017 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liam Fassam ◽  
Samir Dani
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Food Fraud ◽  
Science Field ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Resilience ◽  
Government Report ◽  
Uk Government ◽  
The Uk

Purpose Business, consumers and governmental organisations are harbouring a growing need to gain an appreciation of behaviours connected to food criminality. In order to acquire a cross-functional understanding of these thematic areas (crime and fraud) the mapping of existing research is needed. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This paper contributes to the process of knowledge understanding, by systematically reviewing literature to provide an analysis of the current body of business knowledge against the thematic criterion of “supply chain food crime” and “supply chain food fraud”. The analysis derives themes from the literature and maps this across the eight pillars underpinning the UK Government paper on food supply chain resilience. Findings A distinct gap lies with the eight pillars of food supply chain resilience, business interest into supply chain criminality and academic research into the field. There are noteworthy gaps when the literature is analysed to that of the UK Government report. Research limitations/implications The limitation of the study was its focus on business-only journals; a plethora of literature resides in the science field (e.g. testing) that has not made its way to business text. Practical implications Drawing inference between business research and the government report, clear identification and tangible research areas can be immediately exploited to align cross-functional thinking. Social implications The gap of consumer is not as yet addressed in this field, this research contributes originally to this gap and the need to address the same for societal benefit. Originality/value The paper concentrates on the metrics know to contribute to “food crime” and “food fraud” and deviating views of academic vs non-academic literature. In conclusion the paper identifies thematic areas for further research and presents a conceptual framework of food supply chain resilience.

scholarly journals The Compounded Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Desert Locust Outbreak on Food Security and Food Supply Chain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1063
Author(s):  
Zhitao Xu ◽  
Adel Elomri ◽  
Abdelfatteh El Omri ◽  
Laoucine Kerbache ◽  
Hui Liu
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
The Face ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Global Food

The COVID-19 pandemic and locust swarm outbreaks pose a significant threat to global food systems, causing severe disruptions in both local and international food supplies from farm to fork. The main objective of this study is to understand and identify the disruptions during the crises and create a map of how resilience can be established to recover and sustain the food supply chain (FSC) functions as well as food security. The detrimental impacts of the compound crises on the FSC are explored and the effects of the affected areas are estimated under optimistic and pessimistic scenarios. As a response to the disruption caused by the crisis in FSCs, reactive and proactive solutions are proposed to develop resilience at the food sector level. In the short term, the reactive solutions, consisting of smoothing the food demand, supply and delivery, and food production and processing, can be borrowed. In the long term, the proactive solutions can be conducted by developing multi-level short intertwined FSCs. Our comprehensive investigation of the resilience elements in diverse operations and potential strategies should contribute to the improvement of FSC resilience in the face of ongoing and growing threats.

scholarly journals Food Loss and Waste Prevention Strategies from Farm to Fork

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5443
Author(s):  
Rosalinda Nicastro ◽  
Petronia Carillo
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Food Loss

About one-third of the food produced globally for human consumption is lost or wasted each year. This represents a loss of natural resources consumed along the food supply chain that can also have negative impacts on food security. While food loss occurs between production and distribution and is prevalent in low-income countries, food waste occurs mainly at the consumer level, in the retail and food service sectors, and especially in developed countries. Preventing food losses and waste is therefore a potential strategy for better balance food supply and demand and is essential to improve food security while reducing environmental impact and providing economic benefits to the different actors in the food supply chain. In this context, we specifically provide an overview of case studies and examples of legislation from different countries and actions carried out by the various actors in the food chain and by non-profit organisations to effectively prevent and or reduce food loss and waste. We also outline current limitations and possible research avenues. We conclude that the comparison and the integration of knowledge, and the awareness of where along the food chain, for which foods and in which countries the greatest losses are produced, is essential to decide where and how to target efforts in the most effective way.

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