Sustainable Food Supply Chains as a Potential Response to Agro-Food Loss and Waste
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agriculture; organic agriculture; short food supply chains; rural development; food security; consumer behavior; resilience; farm to fork
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: environmental quality in relation to social and economic wellbeing; environmental protection from the perspective of environmental concern, both attitudes and perceptions; sustainable development; poverty
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
One significant challenge for food supply chains is the persistent issue of food loss and waste, occurring from the early stages of production through to the point of bringing products to market. This challenge has a profound impact on society, the economy, and the environment.
Accordingly, we are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue entitled “Sustainable Food Supply Chains as a Potential Response to Agro-Food Loss and Waste”. This Special Issue aims to bring together different approaches to understanding where and why agro-food loss and waste occur across the food supply chain and to propose practical insights toward sustainable mitigation strategies.
Original research articles and reviews are encouraged on topics including, but not limited to:
(i) Assessment approaches to quantify agro-food loss and waste from the early stage of production to the stage of bringing the product to market;
(ii) Factors contributing to agro-food loss and waste;
(iii) Strategies and interventions to effectively reduce agro-food loss and waste;
(iv) Impacts of food loss and waste on society, the economy, and the environment;
(v) Policy shifts and challenges supporting sustainable food supply chains and the potential externalities of such approaches.
Case studies and comparative analyses from diverse geographical regions are also welcomed.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Ioan Sebastian Brumă
Dr. Simona Roxana Ulman
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food loss and waste
- food supply chains
- determinant factors
- assessment methodologies
- sustainable transformation
- environmental challenges
- policy shifts
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