Assistant Professor Dr. Muhammet Enis Bulak from Üsküdar University Department of Industrial Engineering continues his international academic studies. Addressing the food industry through the Qatari case study in the context of its challenges, opportunities, competencies, and diversification, Bulak examined how to manage and overcome crises in the food sector that may arise due to problems between countries during potential crises.
Assistant Professor Dr. Muhammet Enis Bulak, Deputy Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Üsküdar University, with his study titled “Transforming Challenges into Opportunities for Qatar's Food Industry: Self-Sufficiency, Sustainability, and Diversification of Global Food Trade,” addressed how Qatar's food industry can develop in terms of the country's food security, sustainability, and global competitiveness, and drew attention to its global implications.
The goal is food security…
The study, published in the journal Sustainability, which is indexed in Scopus, aims to create a structured database management system and visualization approach to analyze food imported by Qatar between 2013 and 2018. In this study, Dr. Bulak addressed the impact of potential crisis environments on the diversity and sustainability of the food supply chain. While this study aimed to analyze its particular impact on climate change, specifically, the carbon emissions of the dairy product sector over the years were evaluated. On the other hand, how food security can be ensured is also one of the main topics addressed in this study.
It is essential for countries to establish a food value chain with an analytical model
The ongoing research is expected to help increase the resilience of the food supply system, in terms of implementation and usability, particularly in current and future crisis situations such as COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war. To prepare for such unexpected situations, while countries need to establish their food value chain with an analytical model, it will be possible to evaluate and minimize the impacts of food crises by using advanced research methods such as network optimization, simulation, and supply chain data analytics.
Dr. Muhammet Enis Bulak: “The establishment of healthy and sustainable food systems should be made a strategic objective”
Evaluating the scope of the study, Assistant Professor Dr. Muhammet Enis Bulak stated: “Food security is a fundamental requirement to protect the health and well-being of individuals. In this regard, countries should be prepared by developing and implementing comprehensive plans before a crisis environment emerges. Sustainable agriculture, alternative logistics networks, food security policies, climate change adaptation, waste reduction, and fostering international collaborations are important topics that countries must address to ensure food security. Consequently, food security is a fundamental priority for countries, and the establishment of healthy, safe, and sustainable food systems should be made a significant strategic objective.”
For the study: https://doi.org/10.3390/su15075755