The Role of Technology in Transforming Agricultural Supply Chain Management: Systematic Literature Review

Purpose: The main aim of this review paper is to explore and discuss the role of technology in transforming agricultural supply chain management.

Design/methodology/approach: The research conducted a systematic review using the guidelines outlined by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta analysis (PRISMA). The study identified articles between 2017 and 2022 focused on technology in agricultural supply chains. Additionally, the Scopus database was also utilized to gather pertinent data regarding "technology, agriculture, and supply chain." The primary keyword used in the search strategy was "technology, agriculture, supply chain".

Findings: The authors manually assessed the entire 680 articles by perusing their titles, abstracts, and entire articles. 83 articles were eliminated due to duplication, and 213 abstracts were discarded due to screening. In addition, 307 articles were rejected after screening the complete text, and 67 articles were rejected after screening the eligibility of the full text. Hence, only 10 documents were considered appropriate for further analysis. The study found that the technology has transformed the agricultural supply chain operations by using advanced technology such as data analytics, blockchain, IoT and other technological aspects. Additionally, this has significantly contributed to the overall operation of agricultural supply chain tasks and as well as enhanced the capability of stakeholders of agriculture supply chain. Research, Practical & Social implications: There are many stakeholders involved in agriculture that can benefit from these ideas, including agricultural institutions, farmers,
landowners, agribusiness managers, producers, suppliers, distributors, customers, and consumers.