Chapman James, Power Aoife, Netzel Michael E, Sultanbawa Yasmina, Smyth Heather E, Truong Vic Khanh, Cozzolino Daniel
School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
CREST Technology Gateway of TU Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2022;62(10):2845-2853. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1863328. Epub 2021 Jan 6.
By 2050, the global population is projected to be in excess of nine billion people. This will result in an increased burden and stress on the food production systems, particularly in adjustments to several stages of the value chain that will require improvements and/or modifications in their effectiveness such as reducing waste, adapting to climate change, food security, and health. Disruptions such as digital agriculture, digital food, food agility, big data, have been utilized to characterize the changes in the way agro-food systems evolve and function, as well as in the approach they have been analyzed, measured, and monitored. It has been long recognized that the food industry is considered as a data driven enterprise. These characteristics are very important as the food industry becomes global and sustainable. The food industry is currently undergoing significant changes, and with this, challenges are occurring. These challenges are brought about from the food chains, climate changes, and the ability to be resilient in the production of food. Furthermore, health and cultural changes to food are occurring, where the diseases of obesity, diabetes, and aging in the population will continue to change the consumer's patterns and choices; whereby the consumer will be persuaded to choose and eat healthy and more nutritious foods. Indeed, the cultural awareness and social innovation to prevent food waste and therefore improve food security and sustainability will also prove to further complexities. This short review will briefly discuss some of the forefront issues in food value chains with a focus on using technology.
到2050年，预计全球人口将超过90亿。这将给粮食生产系统带来更大的负担和压力，特别是在价值链的几个阶段进行调整，这将需要提高和/或改进其有效性，如减少浪费、适应气候变化、粮食安全和健康。数字农业、数字食品、食品灵活性、大数据等干扰因素已被用来描述农业食品系统演变和运作方式的变化，以及分析、测量和监测它们的方法的变化。长期以来，人们一直认为食品行业是一个数据驱动的企业。随着食品行业走向全球并实现可持续发展，这些特征非常重要。食品行业目前正在经历重大变革，随之而来的是各种挑战。这些挑战来自食物链、气候变化以及粮食生产中的适应能力。此外，食品的健康和文化变革正在发生，肥胖、糖尿病和人口老龄化等疾病将继续改变消费者的模式和选择；消费者将被说服选择并食用健康且更有营养的食物。事实上，防止食物浪费从而提高粮食安全和可持续性的文化意识和社会创新也将带来更多复杂性。本简短综述将简要讨论食品价值链中的一些前沿问题，重点是技术的应用。
