Description
Technology and its adoption have always encountered both enthusiasm and skepticism, as harbinger of
new positive- or more-of-the-same negative responses (cfr. Luddites). This is even more the case in the
contemporary age, defined as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, about which technology is not simply a
propulsive factor but the very pivot of it, therefore with a huge potential for social and common practices
disruption. Technology has always been an important factor in agri-food too; heavily employed in
agriculture to enhance production in terms of input-output ratio, technology has also been heavily
employed in the food industry too – eg., in processing industry, and even more now in the internet and
data age. Much of the contemporary deb
ate and research in agri-food revolves around agriculture, in terms of the so-called Farming 4.0 (eg. data
ownership, machines full connectivity, role of farmers) but much less is known about the food industry.
Purpose of Research
The purpose of this research is to investigate food technology contemporary development at both the
industrial and household levels.
The above is
The outlines for the literature review is on the knowledge section of the citavi archive in the
attached file.
The focus is on chapter 2, some relevant materials are there as wellIn 2.1.3 old technology should come first and the new one can follow
Please note, the technology is all about physical technology that is mostly disruptive at both
domestic and industrial level including everyday life.
Other materials that might be relevant include;
Introduction to food Science and technology by G.F-Stewart et.al
Science and technology in world history. An introduction by james E. McClellan III, et al Page 32
and 34
Food Future by Chloe Rutzerveld
New technology and the future of food and new nutrition by Gerald E. et al.