Leveraging Digital Platforms to Enhance Global Agrifood Systems Resilience: Implications for Social Sustainability

Digitalization in global agrifood systems plays a crucial role in translating sustainability principles into tangible actions, fostering more resilient practices along the entire supply chain.Nevertheless, the adoption process of innovative technologies in these systems is widely acknowledged as an inherently challenging phenomenon.While challenges persist in developed nations, they are profoundly emphasized in developing countries due to distinct socioeconomic constraints, leading to collaborative efforts among institutional, academic, and private actors to find solutions and reduce these disparities.In this regard, the literature highlights that Digital Platforms (DPs), owing to their heterogeneous nature and diverse range of applications, appear to be promising tools for fostering the adoption of sustainable and resilient practices worldwide.This systematic literature review investigates the challenges and potential solutions associated with employing DPs, emphasizing implications for global agrifood systems' social sustainability.The key findings underscore the significant influence that DPs, whether multi-stakeholder, high-tech/innovation or multi-sided, can exert on social sustainability, particularly in developing countries.