Sustainability-based Multi-capital Approach for the Agri-Food Supply Chain: Research Trends Based on Bibliometric Review

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to depict a landscape of the bibliometric literature review on the sustainability-based multi-capital approach in the agri-food supply chain. The potential for a multi-capital framework to assess sustainability in the agri-food supply chain is holistically limited to three capitals thus defining the sustainability dimensions: economic, social, and natural. However, other forms of capital such as relational, intellectual, image, and ethical are also so important to evaluate sustainability in this context. So, by using two databases, Scopus and Web of Science, over a period of 10 years, 643 relevant papers on this topic are identified. The results of this study not only highlight the different sustainability capitals in the literature but also provide insights into the necessary research questions that should be addressed in future review papers. This study reflects the importance of multidimensional sustainability in the agri-food sector and serves as a valuable resource for researchers in this field.