Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
- 1st Edition - January 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Tarek Ben Hassen, Hamid El Bilali
- Language: English
Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems offers a comprehensive review of digital technology's role in supporting sustainable agriculture and food system… Read more
Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems offers a comprehensive review of digital technology's role in supporting sustainable agriculture and food systems. The book explores how digital technologies like precision agriculture, robots, artificial intelligence, and blockchain may boost agricultural output and efficiency while lowering environmental impact. It also investigates how these technologies might assist farmers in connecting with markets, increasing supply chain traceability, and boosting food safety and quality. Serving as a comprehensive guide, this book educates and helps farmers, policymakers, researchers, industry professionals, and other value chain actors in leveraging digital innovations. It also address the pressing challenges faced by the agri-food sector, such as food insecurity, environmental degradation, natural resources depletion, and climate change.
- Shows how to integrate digital technologies into sustainable agriculture and food systems to increase the supply chain traceability, while boosting food safety and quality
- Offers insights into international standards, incentive programs, and successful policy approaches, helping policymakers shape effective policies that foster sustainable agricultural practices
- Explores policy considerations, regulatory frameworks, and legal aspects associated with digital agriculture
Researchers and scholars in agriculture, agronomy, environmental science, computer science, and food science. Policymakers and government officials interested in agriculture and sustainability policies
1. Introduction
2. Digital innovations in farming practices
3. How Data and the Digital Technologies are shaping the Data Economy for AgriFood Systems
4. Data management and analytics in agriculture
5. IoT and sensor technologies in agri-food systems
6. Digital Tools for Efficient Water Management in Agriculture: Insights from the MENA Region
7. How Does Context Shape Climate-Smart Agricultural Technology Adoption? A Data-Driven Approach for Tailored Solutions for Smallholder Farmers
8. From farm to future: Driving sustainable livestock production through digitalization
9. Challenges and Opportunities in the Integration of Digital Technologies into Forest Management
10. Application of Remote Sensing in Tree Windbreak and Shelterbelt Research: Assessing Structural Type and Efficiency in Ovche Pole, North Macedonia
11. Food Industry 4.0: Digital Transformation for Sustainable and Smart Food Systems
12. Digital technologies in food retail and distribution
13. Contribution of digital technologies to smart and sustainable consumption patterns
14. Blockchain and traceability in food systems
15. Future perspectives and emerging trends
2. Digital innovations in farming practices
3. How Data and the Digital Technologies are shaping the Data Economy for AgriFood Systems
4. Data management and analytics in agriculture
5. IoT and sensor technologies in agri-food systems
6. Digital Tools for Efficient Water Management in Agriculture: Insights from the MENA Region
7. How Does Context Shape Climate-Smart Agricultural Technology Adoption? A Data-Driven Approach for Tailored Solutions for Smallholder Farmers
8. From farm to future: Driving sustainable livestock production through digitalization
9. Challenges and Opportunities in the Integration of Digital Technologies into Forest Management
10. Application of Remote Sensing in Tree Windbreak and Shelterbelt Research: Assessing Structural Type and Efficiency in Ovche Pole, North Macedonia
11. Food Industry 4.0: Digital Transformation for Sustainable and Smart Food Systems
12. Digital technologies in food retail and distribution
13. Contribution of digital technologies to smart and sustainable consumption patterns
14. Blockchain and traceability in food systems
15. Future perspectives and emerging trends
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Tarek Ben Hassen
Tarek Ben Hassen is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Department of International Affairs at Qatar University. His research focuses on studying the dynamics of sustainability and innovation within food systems. He has several publications in reputed international journals, including Sustainability, Foods, the Regional and Urban Economics Journal, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, and Frontiers in Nutrition.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Department of International Affairs, Qatar University, QatarHE
Hamid El Bilali
Hamid El Bilali is a senior researcher at the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM-Bari). Since December 2004, he has been engaged in research, training, and cooperation activities relating to sustainable food systems, food security, food losses and waste, and sustainable food consumption and production. He is the author of several scientific publications (more than 200 journal and conference papers); and a member of the editorial boards of numerous journals dealing with agriculture and food (e.g., Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems; Advances in Nutrition and Food Sciences; Sustainable Horizons; Food Systems and Community Development; Journal of Food Security; American Journal of Rural Development).
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, CIHEAM-Bari, Italy