Exploring Food Supply Chain Trends in the COVID-19 Era : A Bibliometric Review
Rejeb, Abderahman ; Rejeb, Karim ; Appolloni, Andrea ; Iranmanesh, Mohammad ; Treiblmaier, Horst and Jagtap, Sandeep LU
(2022)
In Sustainability (Switzerland)
14(19).
- Abstract
Recently, the food supply chain (FSC) has been severely disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, putting the vital flow of food products from farmers and producers to the ultimate consumers at risk. Furthermore, due to the pandemic, several food organizations have been prompted to rethink their strategies for the future. Although the literature on FSC research in the COVID-19 era is increasing, no attempt has been made to summarize this stream of research using bibliometric techniques. This paper fills this knowledge gap and looks at the current scholarly discourse around the FSC and COVID-19. Applying bibliometric techniques, 287 journal articles were extracted from Scopus and analyzed to determine the temporal evolution of FSC... (More)
Recently, the food supply chain (FSC) has been severely disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, putting the vital flow of food products from farmers and producers to the ultimate consumers at risk. Furthermore, due to the pandemic, several food organizations have been prompted to rethink their strategies for the future. Although the literature on FSC research in the COVID-19 era is increasing, no attempt has been made to summarize this stream of research using bibliometric techniques. This paper fills this knowledge gap and looks at the current scholarly discourse around the FSC and COVID-19. Applying bibliometric techniques, 287 journal articles were extracted from Scopus and analyzed to determine the temporal evolution of FSC research, the most productive journals, researchers, countries, and the most relevant keywords and publications. To construct a keyword co-occurrence network and categorize the relevant literature, we used the computer program VOSviewer. The findings demonstrate the rapid expansion of FSC research during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the top authors, publications, and nations for scientific output were also determined. Keyword co-occurrence network and detailed qualitative analysis both illustrate that FSC research revolves around six main themes: the impact of COVID-19 on the FSC and agriculture, FSC resilience, food waste and insecurity, fisheries and aquaculture, blockchain technology, and governance and innovation. This study represents the first effort to map worldwide FSC research in the COVID-19 era and draw on a comprehensive collection of journal articles and bibliometric approaches. It offers academics, practitioners, and decision-makers a snapshot of the state of the art in the FSC field and points to where further research is needed.
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- author
- Rejeb, Abderahman
; Rejeb, Karim
; Appolloni, Andrea
; Iranmanesh, Mohammad
; Treiblmaier, Horst
and Jagtap, Sandeep
LU
- publishing date
- 2022-10
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- bibliometric, COVID-19, food security, food supply chain, food waste
- in
- Sustainability (Switzerland)
- volume
- 14
- issue
- 19
- article number
- 12437
- publisher
- MDPI AG
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85139982056
- ISSN
- 2071-1050
- DOI
- 10.3390/su141912437
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors.
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