Change Management in Agriculture 4.0: SAP-LAP Model in Support of Sustainable Development and Food Security

The goal of this paper was to disclose and explain the cause-and-effect relationships of change management in Agriculture 4.0 for sustainable development and food security. This research comprehensively covers the international experience of 11 countries in 2023 and, at the same time, takes into account the specifics of geographical regions of the world: It was conducted in the context of E. Europe & C. Asia; East & South Asia; LAC; MENA; OECD (28.83%) and Sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, two key spheres of change management in Agriculture 4.0 for sustainable development and food security in regions of the world were revealed: 1) change management of the world food market; and 2) change management of the labour market. The main conclusion consists in the necessity for change management in Agriculture 4.0 based on the proposed SAP-LAP model for the most complete development of the potential of sustainable development and food security. The theoretical significance of the authors’ conclusions and results is that they reconsidered change management in Agriculture 4.0 from the position of spatial economics and took into account the specifics of ensuring sustainable development and food security in geographical regions of the world. The paper’s originality is due to the development of a new—SAP-LAP—model, which ensures increased flexibility during change management in Agriculture 4.0 and, due to this, the most active support for sustainable development and food security. The practical significance is that the proposed change management implications in Agriculture 4.0 will allow accelerating sustainable development of the agrarian economy and strengthening food security in such regions of the world as E. Europe & C. Asia, LAC, and OECD. © The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management 2024.