A review and bibliometric analysis of traceability system development in the agricultural and food sector in Indonesia

Several technologies and methods for traceability systems in the agriculture
and food sectors have developed rapidly in recent decades. There has been
an increase in traceability system research in many developing countries,
including Indonesia. Our review collects data from the Scopus database to
study the development and dynamics of research on traceability systems and
to identify emerging technological trends in the field. This paper uses
bibliometric analysis by VOSviewer to find out studies regarding
traceability. Our findings reveal traceability system research in Indonesia
encompasses 1,264 documents within the Scopus database from 1998 to
2022. The number of studies on traceability systems has increased
significantly after 2016. Most scholarly articles on traceability technology
are disseminated as conference proceedings. These traceability systems have
been established and are widely adopted to ensure the quality and safety of
agricultural and food products, monitor species diversity, and oversee
environmental parameters. The objective of the user influences the
development of the traceability system. Technologies such as
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) barcoding, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),
satellites, wireless sensor networks (WSNs), blockchain, product tagging,
spectroscopy, and smart packaging rapidly advance to enhance traceability
capabilities.