| Title |
Circular Economy for a Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chain: A Review for Current Trends and Future Pathways |
| ID_Doc |
3064 |
| Authors |
Chiaraluce, G; Bentivoglio, D; Finco, A |
| Title |
Circular Economy for a Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chain: A Review for Current Trends and Future Pathways |
| Year |
2021 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 13, 16 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su13169294 |
| Abstract |
The current agri-food supply chain is affected by different problems such as food loss and waste generation along the supply chain, and the circular economy offers a possibility to enhance and optimize the production and consumption to seek to a sustainable paradigm. The circular economy can be a winning approach to intervene and moderate the impacts generated in the agri-food sector, proposing actions and solutions to readmit wastes and by-products in the productive chain. The aim of this work was to perform a literature review coupled with a bibliometric analysis, using VOSviewer software, on the circular economy model in the agri-food sector, with particular relevance to the reuse and valorisation of wastes and by-products. Results showed that the topic is of particular relevance in the scientific community, and the concept is continuously evolving. Europe plays a leading role in the research, thanks to the involvement of the Member States, policy makers and stakeholders. Nevertheless, some aspects such as the development of a new economic circular model and some limitations of the current policies deserve further investigation. |
| Author Keywords |
circular economy; agri-food sector; bibliometric review; food waste; food by-product; sustainable agri-food chains; valorisation |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000690106000001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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