Although the ageing and digital age subject are increasingly discussed, there is a lack of empirical evidence focused on online food shopping behaviour among retirees. The study aims to narrow this research gap by mapping the literature on aging and online food shopping and providing insights...

The present work aims at estimating the fuel saving potential of implementing a multisetpoint control strategy for a fire-tube boiler that addresses a steam demand with a notable (daily) variation in the requested pressure level. The daily steam consumption profile of an Italian cheese factory...

Egypt, a country with harsh natural environment and rapid population growth, has being plagued by the problem of food security. Application of remote sensing techniques, the original model for assessing the food security in Egypt is presented. By extracting the gray-level co-occurrence matrix...

This study identifies ways in which Africa can realize its potential to secure a supply of food for affordable and healthy diets through the sustainable use of its own resources. The focus is on investment, cooperation, and policy action. The agenda proposed here is intended to be a long-term...

Food and beverage industry is one of the prioritized manufacturing sectors that can support Indonesia's economic recovery and structural transformation post Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, the sector contributed 6% of Indonesia's national Gross Domestic Product and 20% of total exports to a value of...

Food waste is a social, environmental, and economic challenge today. The European Union's Green Deal demands tackling this problem. Our research question is: "What are the solutions regarding food waste prevention across the companies' supply chain?" The mixed research method consisted of...

The traditional global food supply chains are not just complex, but they do not support the sustainability of agriculture. The business models with the greatest growth potential are those that would allow consumers to buy more directly from producers. Before COVID-19, these alternatives were not...

The European Union aims for Member States to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. To this end, the European Commission has launched a set of policy initiatives in The European Green Deal. One of the components is the Farm to Fork strategy, through which the European Union aims to increase, among...

Nutrition concerns and food waste are a priority for the European Union, and the implementation of Green Pact policies is of major interest to all those involved in the food chain sector. The main purpose of this paper is to conduct an in-depth analysis of scientific production using...

The increase of the concentration of greenhouse gases and global warming are the main problems that the European Commission is trying to solve by proposing the Green Deal, but the well-being of agri-food businesses is influenced, next to the ecologic factors, by the social and economic factors...