Aim of the book

Today, the agri-food industry is facing many challenges like food safety & security, demand & supply gaps, product quality & traceability issues, etc. These challenges need to be predicted and controlled rather than reacting & responding, as people are getting more concerned and aware about their health. In the modern scenario, data-enabled smart technologies can show a complete paradigm shift towards a safe, resilient, responsive, and eventually profit-driven supply chain system. To cope up with such challenges in the agrifood industry, the smart, resilient and sustainable supply chain practices are the need of the hour. In view of mentioned issues, the book focuses on data enabled smart digital technologies digital technologies, viz. blockchain, smart packaging, artificial intelligence, internet-of-things, big data, RFID, etc., and smart supply chain operations through research studies, empirical analysis and few case studies indicating how digital technologies can transform the agri-food industry's conventional practices more sustainably.

Scope of the edition

• • Digital technologies and transformations

  • Smart and sustainable packaging technology

  • Integration of emerging electronics in agri-food

  • Decision making for adoption of modern technologies

  • Efficient and responsive food supply chains

  • Smart warehouse management

  • Technological innovations in agri-food industry

  • Warehouse ambiance control and safety management using IoT

  • IoT enabled material handling systems

  • Novel IT enabled inventory management policies

  • Blockchain in food supply chain management

  • Smart contracting food supply chains

  • Environment impact and mitigation

  • Cyber-physical systems and cloud data solutions

  • Implementation challenges and strategies

  • Circular economy

Timeline (tentative)

• Preliminary page writeup (Abstract): January 20, 2021 (Extended to January 25th, 2021)

• Notification of Abstract acceptance/rejection: January 30, 2021

• Full chapter submission : March 10, 2021

• First review outcome: March 31, 2021

• First revised manuscript submission: April 15, 2021

• Completion of review process: April 30, 2021

Submission

The submission can be done through easychair only.

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=agrifood40