Intelligent management of the Agri- Supply Chain based on the empowering factors of the activists in this field and its consequences

The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and the disruption of the global supply chain, the increase in the global prices of inputs and basic goods, the war between Russia and Ukraine, the continuation of international sanctions and climate crises caused by water tensions and drought have arisen concerns regarding the supply of food and agricultural products in Iran and all over the world. In this situation, the lack of intelligent management of all stages of the product supply chain can have adverse consequences. In this regard, the purpose of this applied research was to identify the enabling factors of the activists throughout the supply chain of agricultural products and its consequences. So, in addition to library studies, an in-depth interview was conducted with 33 experts from the public and private sectors who were selected by theoretical and non-probability sampling method. In order to analyze the data, the qualitative method of database and coding was used. Based on the findings of the research, 495 open codes, 19 axial codes and 3 selective codes include the empowering factors of the activists of the input supply and agricultural products sector, the empowering factors of the activists of the processing and industry sector; empowering factors of logistics, distribution and supply, marketing and sale sector activists, as well as 31 different codes, 15 axial codes and 2 selective codes