A systematic review to identify obstacles in the agricultural supply chain and future directions

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to develop relationships between many major issues relevant to the agriculture supply chain.Design/methodology/approachWith the purpose of gaining an all-encompassing understanding of the agriculture supply chain, this work uses 233 filtered research articles and three bibliometric analysis tools, namely VOSviewer, term frequency-inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) and Person correlation. The collected research publications were also catalogued using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA).FindingsUsing analytic techniques, a total of 12 keywords were obtained. The study found that agri-products are in dire need of digitisation via Internet of things (IoT) and blockchain due to the usage of economic variables and comprehensive management of total food waste throughout transportation, anchoring quality and the predominant variable.Research limitations/implicationsThe study was limited to the Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) indexing in order to assess the viability of the linked idea and problem.Originality/valueThis study aims to generate vital knowledge in the field of horticulture-focused agriculture supply chain based on previous justification and relationship formation.