TY - JOUR
T1 - Digitalisation in a local food system
T2 - Emphasis on Finnish Lapland
AU - Raheem, Dele
PY - 2020/9/14
Y1 - 2020/9/14
N2 - The positive adoption of digital technology within the food sector can boost sustainable development in Finnish Lapland. There is a need for the food system in the region to respond to current trends from consumers and ensure a better supply of local foods that are processed efficiently with minimal waste. In this article, a review of the literature on the benefits of digitalisation as a tool amongst food processors was carried out. The opportunities offered by digital technology are expected to make local food business operators more efficient, sustainable and transparent. Digitalisation can help to minimize the environmental impacts of food processing, and ultimately improve sustainability. In meeting the demand of local consumers, distributed and localized manufacturing are likely to make a difference. The adoption of food digitalisation will open up market accessibility for the locally produced food products in local communities. In the future, digitalisation are likely to have major impacts in the local food system of Lapland region.
AB - The positive adoption of digital technology within the food sector can boost sustainable development in Finnish Lapland. There is a need for the food system in the region to respond to current trends from consumers and ensure a better supply of local foods that are processed efficiently with minimal waste. In this article, a review of the literature on the benefits of digitalisation as a tool amongst food processors was carried out. The opportunities offered by digital technology are expected to make local food business operators more efficient, sustainable and transparent. Digitalisation can help to minimize the environmental impacts of food processing, and ultimately improve sustainability. In meeting the demand of local consumers, distributed and localized manufacturing are likely to make a difference. The adoption of food digitalisation will open up market accessibility for the locally produced food products in local communities. In the future, digitalisation are likely to have major impacts in the local food system of Lapland region.
KW - distributed manufacturing, local food, personalized nutrition, sustainability,
KW - distributed manufacturing
KW - personalised nutrition
KW - local food
KW - sustainability
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U2 - 10.1515/opag-2020-0049
DO - 10.1515/opag-2020-0049
M3 - Article
SN - 2391-9531
VL - 5
SP - 496
EP - 508
JO - Open Agriculture
JF - Open Agriculture
IS - 1
M1 - 5
ER -