Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital technologies in agricultural supply chains have significantly enhanced production efficiency and transparency in recent years.  Together, they can empower stakeholders across the supply chain to operate more efficiently, transparently, and intelligently, transforming traditional supply chains into more integrated and responsive networks. This two-volume research work makes a broad study of agritech and the impact of new technologies on food supply chains.

Including contributions from a global team of scholars, this first volume is focused on agritech, with chapters covering topics including data optimization, AI and machine learning, blockchain and agri-apps. It will be of great interest to researchers, scholars, and graduate students in the fields of agricultural science, innovation, and supply chain management.

Sneha Kumari is an Associate Professor at Symbiosis School of Economics, India. She is an Associate Researcher at Circular Economy and Territories for the European Chair of Excellence. She received the Scientific High-Level Visiting Fellowship from The French Institute in India, Embassy of France in India. Her primary interests are big data, agriculture supply chain, and agriculture value chain.

V G Venkatesh is a Professor at EM Normandie Business School, France. He is a global supply chain enthusiast and consultant with more than two decades of industry and academic experiences at global institutions. He is the active researcher with editorial positions of leading journals, industry board member and keynote speaker of leading forums. 

Jorge Hernández is a Full Professor (Professor Titular) at Adolfo Ibáñez University, Chile. His main research areas are modelling, simulation and optimization of enterprise decision-making processes in operations and supply chain management domains. He regularly collaborates with the Ministry of Agriculture of Chile and is also Honorary Professor at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.

Zakaria El Hathat is an Assistant Professor at Rabat Business School, International University of Rabat, Morocco. His research examines information technology, blockchain, and artificial intelligence (AI). He also received the 2024 PhD Dissertation Award from the Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain–Africa (CARISCA).