Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems

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).

• 1. Introduction2. Digital innovations in farming practices3. How Data and the Digital Technologies are shaping the Data Economy for AgriFood Systems4. Data management and analytics in agriculture5. IoT and sensor technologies in agri-food systems6. Digital Tools for Efficient Water Management in Agriculture: Insights from the MENA Region7. How Does Context Shape Climate-Smart Agricultural Technology Adoption? A Data-Driven Approach for Tailored Solutions for Smallholder Farmers8. From farm to future: Driving sustainable livestock production through digitalization9. Challenges and Opportunities in the Integration of Digital Technologies into Forest Management10. Application of Remote Sensing in Tree Windbreak and Shelterbelt Research: Assessing Structural Type and Efficiency in Ovche Pole, North Macedonia11. Food Industry 4.0: Digital Transformation for Sustainable and Smart Food Systems12. Digital transformation in food distribution: Leveraging emerging technologies for efficiency, sustainability and resilience13. Contribution of digital technologies to smart and sustainable consumption patterns14. Blockchain and traceability in food systems15. Future perspectives and emerging trends

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