Simulation-Based Learning for Agri-Food Industry: A Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis

This paper performs a literature review and bibliometric analysis to assess studies of simulation-based learning in the context of food industry and agriculture. The articles published in Web of Sciences database, between 2000 and January 2024 were considered. Several articles examine the application of simulation models in food engineering higher education while others are focused on processes conduct/safety/tools/supply chain from food industry area and monitorization/modeling/prediction in agriculture. The paper presents the status of the research in the context of simulation-based learning for agri-food industry and can serve as a basis for future studies regarding the transition from agri-food 4.0 to 5.0 and stimulating the transfer of IT skills, knowledge and digital technologies to agriculture, and food industry, providing updated competencies requested by the work market.