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This chapter starts with an introduction of the agricultural supply chains and then the need for value addition is explained. The chapter aims to introduce the reader to the key issues that ASCs are facing in relation to food loss , food safety , food insecurity and accessibility, increased demand for food, decreasing natural resources , raw materials scarcity, and global food crisis. By discussing these issues areas of improvement emerge which highlight the need for technological solutions such as agriculture 4.0 .
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Despoudi, S., Spanaki, K., Rodriguez-Espindola, O., Zamani, E.D. (2021). Definition, Current Issues and Areas for Improvement in Agricultural Supply Chains. In: Agricultural Supply Chains and Industry 4.0. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72770-3_2
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