Efficiency and sustainability in food supply chains: a systematic analysis of scientific literature

A.H. Fikire, E.V. Korchagina

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Abstract: Achieving food security and creating a balanced food system to meet the needs of the population is one of the most important socio-economic challenges of any country in the world, which determines the relevance of this study.
Aim. The study is to analyze modern concepts of food supply chain efficiency and sustainability based on a literature review of scientific publications.
Materials and methods. This review includes 44 scientific articles from journals indexed by both Scopus and Web of Science for the period from 2020 to 2024. This study used the PRISMA method to evaluate the identified publications in the field of food supply chain efficiency and sustainability.
Results. The study found that the number of scientific publications increased annually during the analyzed time period, confirming the high significance of this scientific area. Most of the analyzed studies focused on the sustainability of food supply chains and used quantitative research approaches. Continental Europe and Mediterranean Europe are the leading regions in terms of the number of scientific studies in the field of food supply chains.
Conclusion. The results of the presented literature review are important not only for describing the current state of research in the chosen field, but also for identifying the most promising areas for future research.

Keywords: systematic literature review, efficiency, sustainability, food supply, supply chains, logistics management

For citation. Fikire A.H., Korchagina E.V. Efficiency and sustainability in food supply chains: a systematic analysis of scientific literature. News of the Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of RAS. 2025. Vol. 27. No. 5. Pp. 234–249. DOI: 10.35330/1991-6639-2025-27-5-234-249

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Information about the authors

Abebaw H. Fikire, Postgraduate Student of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University;
29 Polytechnicheskaya street, Saint Petersburg, 195221, Russia;
abebawhailu26@gmail.com
Elena V. Korchagina, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Assistant Professor, Professor of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University;
29 Polytechnicheskaya street, Saint Petersburg, 195221, Russia;
elena.korchagina@mail.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3070-2508, SPIN-code: 8556-2270