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Focus and Scope
The scope of a "Journal of Food System and Agribusiness (JoFSA)" typically covers the entire agribusiness system and the comprehensive food system, focusing on the social, economic, managerial, and policy aspects of agriculture and food from production to consumption, access, and distribution.
Key Areas of Focus
The journal's scope is generally systemic and integrated, spanning across the following main subsystems:
- Food System
- Upstream Subsystem (Input Supply), especially linked with the provision and management of agricultural inputs as seeds and financing.
- On-Farm Subsystem (Production), studies on commodity production efficiency that affecting farmers and livestock producers.
- Downstream Subsystem (Processing and Marketing). Analysis of food processing (agro-industry), distribution, logistics, and marketing strategies for agricultural and food products.
- Food System Transformation. Research on how to make food systems more nutritious, sustainable, and equitable, often using a systemic, transdisciplinary approach.
- Agribusiness Management and Economics
- Macro and Micro Agribusiness Studies. Analyzing agricultural business development, financial aspects, business policies, and functional technical aspects of farm and non-farm enterprises especially involved the agri-food business system.
- Agricultural Economics: Research on pricing, supply chain efficiency, market structure, and trade policies related to agricultural and food commodities.
- Development Agribusiness Strategy and Planning.
- Sustainability and Community Development
- Food Security and Food Sovereignty. Studies on access, availability, utilization, and stability of food supplies, as well as policy and efforts towards national and local food self-sufficiency.
- Environmental Sustainability. The interplay between agricultural practices and environmental conservation, including issues like ecological resilience, climate change adaptation, and sustainable resource management.
- Social and Institutional Aspects. Research on community development, local food systems, the role of institutions (government, cooperatives, NGOs), and social impact within agriculture and the food industry.
In essence, the journal seeks papers that cover the interconnectedness of all activities involved in bringing food "from farm to fork."
