Global food supply chain resilience assessment: A case in the United Kingdom

As a result of Coronavirus disease (Covid-19), container trade volumes and container port throughputs in the world have both declined over the first half of 2020. Covid - 19 causes unprecedented disruptions to the countries where food supplies heavily rely on shipping, such as the United Kingdom (UK). It is vital to assess the associated food shipping systems to ensure national food supply resilience. This paper aims to assess the national food supply chain (FSC) resilience for the UK by considering food import dependency and shipping transport connectivity. A new national food connectivity index (NFCI) framework is formulated, and supporting data is collected from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations Commodity Trade (UN Comtrade). NFCI of the UK is calculated and compared with other countries. The formulation and analysis contribute to a newly proposed formal method to assess a nation's FSC resilience and observe and address the shortcomings of its food supply system for food security. © 2021 IEEE.

Value Co-creation Process in Agribusiness using Service-Logic Business Model Canvas Approach

The agricultural sector in Indonesia is one of the important sectors for national food security, especially during COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, Indonesia is currently facing a farmer regeneration crisis because most of the Indonesian farmers are approaching their maximum productive age. If this condition continues, Indonesia is projected to experience a crisis in the number of farmers for the next 10 years. Another problem arises because a lot of agricultural land has been turned into housing. Therefore, the government and many non-profit organizations encourage food self-sufficiency activities such as urban farming. However, to achieve national food security, involvement of various parties is needed to encourage innovation. Further, this study aims to explore the collaboration and innovation blueprint using a business model canvas based on service dominant logic. This initial business model canvas is proposed to provide a big picture of the value co-creation process based on a qualitative approach (i.e., literature review, observation, and interviews). Further studies are expected to validate the developed BMC by presenting various statistical analyses. © 2021 ACM.