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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Climate-Smart Food Systems
Volume 8 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1497595
This article is part of the Research Topic Transforming African Food Systems View all 5 articles

Factors Affecting the adoption of drones in the food supply chain

Provisionally accepted
Haaliema Bibi Undre Haaliema Bibi Undre Osden Jokonya Osden Jokonya *
  • University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

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    The fourth industrial revolution's digital transformation has profoundly altered how we view the food supply chain. The technological advancements associated with the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) have witnessed an upsurge in emerging technologies adoption such as drones in the food supply chain. However, research on the factors affecting the adoption of drones in the food supply chain is limited. This study therefore addresses the research gap. The study's main objective is to explore factors affecting the adoption of drones in the food supply chain. The study conducted a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed articles. This quantitative study adopted the Technology-Organisational-Environmental (TOE) framework as the theoretical lens to explore the factors influencing drone adoption. The study indicates that technological factors (cost, relative advantage, and perceived usefulness), organisational factors (strategic objectives), and environmental factors (market structure) affect the adoption of drones in the food supply chain. Despite the study's limitations, such as secondary data rather than empirical data, the study contributes to the body of knowledge on the factors influencing the adoption of drones in the food supply chain.

    Keywords: Drones, Food Supply chain, Food delivery service, food systems, TOE framework

    Received: 17 Sep 2024; Accepted: 13 Nov 2024.

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    * Correspondence: Osden Jokonya, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

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