Food supply chain management in disaster events: A systematic literature review

The food supply chain (FSC) is considered to be a critical infrastructure by all governments, and multiple strategies have been proposed to make FSCs more resilient towards disruptions. However, major disasters such as COVID-19 have exposed the vulnerabilities in FSC that were previously invisible (or easily solved) during normal operation but become a major challenge in a major disaster situation. Researchers quickly responded to the challenge, as shown by the significant increase in the number of articles on FSC management in disaster events since COVID-19, providing the motivation for this article. This research conducts a systematic literature review on research into FSC management in disaster events. The articles identified are analysed using content analyses to distinguish research objectives, methodologies, threats from different types of disasters and proposed solutions. This article also uncovers research gaps and presents suggested research directions. One of the gaps identified is the lack of research on humanitarian FSC. Most articles are focused on the resilience of commercial FSC during disaster events, while lacking research focused on humanitarian FSC. There are several differences between commercial and humanitarian FSC, making further research on humanitarian FSC necessary.