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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.

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Author:   Tarek Ben Hassen, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Public Policy, Department of International Affairs, Qatar University, Qatar) ,  Hamid El Bilali, Ph.D. (Senior Researcher, CIHEAM-Bari, Italy)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443335082

ISBN 10:   0443335087
Pages:   466
Publication Date:   23 January 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Digital Innovations in Farming Practices 3. Utilizing integrated digital technologies to improve the efficiency of forthcoming intelligent agricultural systems 4. Data Management and Analytics in Agriculture 5. IoT and Sensor Technologies in Agri-Food Systems 6. Blockchain and Traceability in Food Systems 7. Digital Solutions for Sustainable Resource Management 8. Digital Technologies for Climate Resilience 9. Sustainable Livestock Management with Technology 10. Digitalisation in forestry and agroforestry 11. Food industry 4.0 12. Digital technologies in food retail and distribution 13. Contribution of digital technologies to smart and sustainable consumption patterns 14. Socio-Economic Impacts of Digital Agriculture 15. Future Perspectives and Emerging Trends

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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. 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).

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