Resource-Efficient Agri-Food Supply Chains: Setting the Research Agenda

Abstract

This book chapter analyses specific trends and pressures in agri-food supply chain management in respect to sustainability and resource efficiency. Relevant applications, implementation practices, research implications and challenges are examined in the context of contemporary agri-food supply chains. This analysis will benefit supply chain managers, researchers, policy makers and other stakeholders involved with the agri-food sector.

Keywords: Resource efficiency, resource scarcity, sustainability, agri-food supply chain management, agri-food chains, literature review, Europe 2020 strategy, supply chain governance, logistics, cradle-to-cradle, cradle-to-grave, closed-loop supply chains, supply chain configuration, supply chain mapping techniques, life cycle assessment, carbon footprint, resource efficiency indicators, resource footprint, energy, water, materials, land, waste, food industry, food policy.