Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems

Tarek Ben Hassen, Hamid El Bilali

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443335099
• Subtopic: Food Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

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

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• CHAPTER 1 Digital technologies for sustainable agriculture and food systems: Introduction
• CHAPTER 2 Digital innovations in farming practices
• CHAPTER 3 How data and the digital technologies are shaping the data economy for agrifood systems
• CHAPTER 4 Data management and analytics in agriculture
• CHAPTER 5 IoT and sensor technologies in agri-food systems
• CHAPTER 6 Digital solutions for sustainable water management in MENA
• CHAPTER 7 Context matters: A framework for assessing the suitability of climate smart agriculture technologies for smallholder farmers
• CHAPTER 8 From farm to future: Driving sustainable livestock production through digitalization
• CHAPTER 9 Challenges and opportunities in the integration of digital technologies into forest management
• CHAPTER 10 Application of remote sensing in tree windbreak and shelterbelt research: Assessing structural type and efficiency in Ovche Pole, North Macedonia
• CHAPTER 11 Food Industry 4.0: Digital transformation for sustainable and smart food systems
• CHAPTER 12 Digital transformation in food distribution: Leveraging emerging technologies for efficiency, sustainability and resilience
• CHAPTER 13 Contribution of digital technologies to smart and sustainable consumption patterns
• CHAPTER 14 Blockchain and traceability in food systems
• CHAPTER 15 Digital technologies in agriculture and food systems: Emerging trends and future perspectives
• Index