Our paper "Fruta Feia - Information and Communication Technology in Circular Food Networks: A Scoping Review" has been published in the 2025 Proceedings of the 9th World Conference On Information Communication Systems, Software, Security and Sustainability (WorldS4 2025).

📄 Scoping Review Summary

This scoping review synthesizes twelve studies (2018–2025) examining Fruta Feia, a Portuguese cooperative leveraging ICT for circular-economy food-waste mitigation.

  • 8 research clusters identified (business models, consumer attitudes, digital platforms, sustainability assessment, etc.)
  • 0.14 kg CO₂-eq avoided per kilogram of produce
  • ~27% current diversion rate from landfills

Publication:

  • Volume 02 on Springer Link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-11509-6
  • Alternative access: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/399376506–O