The Sustainability, Traceability and Succession of the Quebec Agri-Food Sector Depends on an

At the same time, billions of pieces of The digital revolution and the rise of data are simultaneously emerging as the key platforms and aggregators are changing to defining winning industrial strategies and the distribution of all products, including optimally managing the production and food products. [...] The first Industrial Revolution dates back to the end of the 18th century and allowed the mechanization of production thanks to the invention of the water and steam engine, as well as machine tools; it was followed by the second revolution which developed thanks to the electrification of factories; it was then that mass production became widely accepted, inspired by the model of the Ford factories. [...] It was not until the end of the last century and the beginning of the 21st century that the third revolution in manufacturing industry appeared, characterized by a wave of automation and robotization that was accompanied by a greater penetration of electronics and information technology in all the goods and services sectors of the economy. [...] This reversal of the situation is the result of the deployment of aggressive marketing, on the one hand, and the implementation of predatory and anti-competitive behavior on the other (Agence France-Presse, 2020). [...] In addition, in the context of the health crisis, the growing concern of consumers and distributors about the quality and safety of the food and products they buy, as well as new rules governing international trade treaties, the countries importing our products, food and services are increasingly demanding full traceability of the goods we offer them.