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Agri-food supply chains in Western and Northern Europe
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06 May 2024

Western and Northern Europe are important regions for food production and supply for Europe and globally. With a combination of new supply chain management techniques and technological advancement, there are useful insights from the region on modern food production, value addition and associated services to ensure consumers have affordable and healthy food options. Notwithstanding, some challenges have arisen as these efforts have increased. In this chapter, an oversight of the current state of the agri-food supply chain in the region is presented in terms of production, international trade and the adopted supply chain strategies and technologies employed. The key challenges in primary production, food safety and sustainability are also discussed and insights on how these are being addressed or can be addressed are presented. It is highlighted that there are opportunities to exploit digitalisation in these challenges.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science / Food Safety & Security, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science / Food Packaging & Processing, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Food security and supply, Food and beverage processing and engineering, Sustainable agriculture, Agronomy and crop production
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The agricultural sector in Western and Northern Europe
- 3 Types of agri-food supply chains in Western and Northern Europe
- 4 Agri-food supply chain strategies in Western and Northern Europe
- 5 Key challenges to agri-food supply chains
- 6 Current state of agri-food supply chains
- 7 Future trends for research
- 8 Conclusion
- 9 Where to look for further information
- 10 References