Risks in food supply chains and strategies to mitigate them: a systematic literature review
Eveliny Dias de Medeiros; Caroline Rodrigues Vaz; Gisele de Lorena Diniz Chaves
Abstract
Supplementary material accompanies this paper.
Supplementary Material – Search Strategy and List of Articles Included.
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Submitted date:
04/23/2025
Accepted date:
08/12/2025
