Editorial

The agri-food systems around the world are faced with the challenges from unprecedented short-term shocks and long-term supply and demand shifts. The need for transformation towards more sustainable and resilient agri-food systems has thus risen to the centre of attention of agribusiness industry and policy decision makers. Technological innovations in the areas of supply chain management, environmental protection, and nutrition improvement have a potential of playing an important catalytic role in such systematic transformations. This special issue includes 11 research articles examining a range of strategic and technological solutions aimed at facilitating the resilience and sustainability of agri-food systems to shocks such as COVID-19, pest infestations, trade restrictions, shifting diets and consumer preferences, armed conflicts, and extreme weather events. The research findings and insights provide implications for a wide range of food and agribusiness stakeholders including managers and policy makers.

全球农业食品系统正面临前所未有的短期冲击与长期供需变化带来的挑战。因此，向更可持续、更具韧性的农业食品系统转型的需求，已成为农业综合企业行业与政策制定者关注的核心。供应链管理、环境保护与营养改善领域的技术创新，有望在此类系统性转型中发挥重要催化作用。本特刊收录了11篇研究论文，探讨了一系列旨在提升农业食品系统应对新冠疫情、虫害、贸易限制、饮食结构与消费者偏好变化、武装冲突及极端天气事件等冲击的韧性与可持续性的战略及技术解决方案。这些研究成果与洞见，为包括管理者与政策制定者在内的广泛食品及农业综合企业利益相关者提供了启示。