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AuthorAl-Abdelmalek, Noora
AuthorKucukvar, Murat
AuthorOnat, Nuri C.
AuthorFares, Enas
AuthorAyad, Hiba
AuthorBulak, Muhammet Enis
AuthorEkren, Banu Y.
AuthorKazancoglu, Yiğit
AuthorErtogral, Kadir
Available date2023-06-15T10:54:24Z
Publication Date2023-03-25
Publication NameSustainability
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15075755
CitationAl-Abdelmalek, N., Kucukvar, M., Onat, N. C., Fares, E., Ayad, H., Bulak, M. E., Ekren, B. Y., Kazancoglu, Y., & Ertogral, K. (2023). Transforming Challenges into Opportunities for Qatar’s Food Industry: Self-Sufficiency, Sustainability, and Global Food Trade Diversification. Sustainability, 15(7).
ISSN2071-1050
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85152514908&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/44507
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.
SponsorThis research received no external funding.
Languageen
PublisherMDPI
Subjectdata visualization
database management system
diversification
food security
global food trade
multi-region input-output analysis
supply chain resilience
sustainability
TitleTransforming Challenges into Opportunities for Qatar’s Food Industry: Self-Sufficiency, Sustainability, and Global Food Trade Diversification
TypeArticle
Pagination1-13
Issue Number7
Volume Number15
dc.accessType Open Access


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