The cold chain is responsible for the preservation and transportation of perishable foods in
the proper temperature range to slow biological decay processes and deliver safe and high …

Background Digital twins have advanced fast in various industries, but are just emerging in
postharvest supply chains. A digital twin is a virtual representation of a certain product, such …

The issue of food loss and waste (FLW) reduction has recently achieved much public
attention as part of worldwide efforts to combat global hunger and improve food security …

Background Food security is both a complex and challenging issue to resolve as it cannot
be characterized or limited by geography nor defined by a single grouping, ie, demography …

Reducing food waste is one of the prominent goals in the current research, which has also
been set by the United Nations to achieve a more sustainable world by 2030. Given that …

Post-harvest loss is one of the concerns of food security and global hunger in many
countries. The extent of fruit and vegetable loss reaches up to 50% thus, reducing fruit and …

The need to feed an ever-increasing world population makes it obligatory to reduce the
millions of tons of avoidable perishable waste along the food supply chain. A considerable …

Purpose This paper presents the concerns in agri-food supply chain. Further the research
investigates the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in agri-food supply …

Fruits and vegetables are highly nutritious agricultural produce with tremendous human
health benefits. They are also highly perishable and as such are easily susceptible to …

The research, development practitioner, and donor community has begun to focus on food
loss and waste–often referred to as post-harvest losses (PHL)–in Sub-Saharan Africa. This …