Transforming challenges into opportunities for Qatar’s food industry: self-sufficiency, sustainability, and global food trade diversification

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dc.contributor.authorAl-Abdelmalek, Noora
dc.contributor.authorKucukvar, Murat
dc.contributor.authorOnat, Nuri C.
dc.contributor.authorFares, Enas
dc.contributor.authorAyad, Hiba
dc.contributor.authorBulak, Muhammet Enis
dc.contributor.authorEkren, Banu Y.
dc.contributor.authorKazancoglu, Yigit
dc.contributor.authorErtogral, Kadir
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-06T12:34:16Z
dc.date.available2023-04-06T12:34:16Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-25
dc.description.abstractFood trade restrictions pose a serious risk for countries that are heavily reliant on food imports, potentially leading to food crises, inequality, and geopolitical conflicts on a global scale. However, such restrictions may also have transformative effects in promoting food supply chain resilience, security, and self-sufficiency. In this study, a novel econometric analysis is presented, utilizing a data-driven analytical model to investigate the impact of a food embargo on the industry, using Qatar as a case study. A structured and automated food trade database is created using Microsoft Management Server Studio and data visualization software is integrated for automated data discovery. By using a global, trade-based sustainability assessment model, which combines the multi-region input-output (MRIO) analysis with transportation mode-based (sea, road, and air) emissions, the carbon footprint of the dairy food production sector could be estimated. The study shows that the trade embargo on Qatar’s food industry can lead to significant reductions in the annual import of food products, promoting self-sufficiency, and reducing the net carbon emissions of the dairy food sector by nearly 40%. This reduction is not only achieved through food supply chain changes, such as transportation modes, but also by restrictions pushing the country to increase domestic production. Overall, the study demonstrates that a trade embargo, with the support of a well-designed national food security strategy, trade/import diversification, and the use of different modes of transportation for food products, can improve the resilience of global supply chains, self-sufficiency, and environmental sustainability.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationAl-Abdelmalek N, Kucukvar M, Onat NC, et al., (2023) Transforming challenges into opportunities for Qatar’s food industry: self-sufficiency, sustainability, and global food trade diversification, Sustainability, Volume 15, Issue 7, March 2023, Article number 5755en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su15075755
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/19424
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDPIen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectsupply chain resilienceen_UK
dc.subjectfood securityen_UK
dc.subjectglobal food tradeen_UK
dc.subjectdiversificationen_UK
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_UK
dc.subjectmulti-region input-output analysisen_UK
dc.subjectdatabase management systemen_UK
dc.subjectdata visualizationen_UK
dc.titleTransforming challenges into opportunities for Qatar’s food industry: self-sufficiency, sustainability, and global food trade diversificationen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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