...Qiqi Hu; Wenhe Lin; Jiuzhen Huang; Manhua Zheng Purpose As digital transformation reshapes consumption patterns, consumers’ preference for groundedness is gaining prominence. Grounded in the agri-food system, agricultural product live e-commerce exhibits an innately groundedness. Addressing both...

...Stefania Manetti; Melody Ni; Stefania Supino; Orlando Troisi Purpose This study offers a systematic literature review on the circular economy (CE), artificial intelligence (AI) and human-in-the-loop (HITL) nexus in the agri-food sector. It specifically investigates how AI-enabled strategies...

...Fernanda Rodrigues de Siqueira; Matheus Wemerson Gomes Pereira; Carlos André da Silva Müller Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how the literature has addressed agri-food products within the various place branding approaches. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature...

... transformation (DT), using Italian agri-food small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as a case. Design/methodology/approach This study analyzes 300 survey responses on BDAC, DC, DDC, and DT gathered from Italian agri-food SMEs using covariance-based structural equation modeling. Findings This study...

...Giovanna Terrizzi; Alba Marino; Maria Cristina Cinici; Daniela Baglieri Purpose With the growing entrepreneurial enthusiasm surrounding blockchain, there has been a notable surge in academic discussions regarding the business implications of integrating this technology into the agri-food industry...

...Michel Tavares Quinteiro Milcent Assis; Maria Raquel David Pereira Ventura Lucas; Maria Matos Rainho Purpose The purpose of this work is to study the relationships of trust in a local agri-food supply chain in Southern Brazil. In an unsustainable context, where the number of mariculturists...

...F. Javier Miranda; José Manuel García-Gallego; Antonio Chamorro-Mera; Víctor Valero-Amaro; Sergio Rubio Purpose The aim of this study is to identify the way in which research on new business models in agri-food sector has been developed, in order to identify the main lines of work followed...

...Meriam Trabelsi; Elena Casprini; Niccolò Fiorini; Lorenzo Zanni Purpose This study analyses the literature on artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for the agri-food sector. This research aims to identify the current research streams, main methodologies used, findings and results...

... perspective, starting with the use of indicators that directly or indirectly impact the waste scope. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on previous work that identified and systematised the circular indicators of the agri-food sector within a dashboard. With this research as a basis...

...Mladen Krstić; Valerio Elia; Giulio Paolo Agnusdei; Federica De Leo; Snežana Tadić; Pier Paolo Miglietta Purpose Circular supply chains (CSC) are particularly important for the agri-food sector, which faces strict requirements generated by increased food consumption as a consequence of world...

.... Although research exploring the circular economy for food is flourishing (Esposito et al., 2020 ; Mehmood et al., 2021), management and organization disciplines have lagged behind others, such as agri-food science and engineering, for years. As a consequence, the number of papers has...

.../value Industry 4.0 technologies remain underexplored from the strategic perspective in the agri-food sector. This article provides preliminary evidence on the digital transformation of food processing companies, with a focus on Industry 4.0. Practical implications for managers, CEOs and entrepreneurs...

... Food security Global food supply chain E-commerce Post-COVID-19 Food insecurity Food and beverage industry Agri-food Industry 4.0 As the COVID-19 disease spreads exponentially across the seven continents of the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020 declared...

...Damiano Petrolo; Mohammad Fakhar Manesh; Massimiliano Matteo Pellegrini; Giulia Flamini Purpose Scholarly literature on entrepreneurial activities in the agri-food sector has flourished over the years in several different ways. This study uses the metaphor of an orchard to describe how this stream...

... in business competitiveness can be confirmed. Focusing on the emergency period, the results of the case study confirm the topics discussed in the literature regarding the proactive and reactive role of structural and relational capital, to overcome the crisis. The agri-food sector is one of the most...

...Andrés Muñoz-Villamizar; Javier Santos; Paloma Grau; Elisabeth Viles Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze gaps and trends, as well suggest approaches and methodologies that should be addressed by future studies for implementing the lean and green management in the agri-food sector...

... and competitive advantage. This method may be generally applicable across agri‐food industries, particularly those with many small and medium‐size food enterprises. Originality/value This research provides a new method of integrating various aspects of supply chain management and competitive advantage...