FOOD SECURITY AND AGRO-INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM GOVERNANCE IN BIOHARMONY WITH THE STAGES OF THE CONTEMPORARY AND PROSPECTIVE GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION


Romulus GRUIA1, Liviu GACEU2

Abstract. This paper provides an integrated analysis of the relationship between food security and the governance of the agro-industrial system within the dynamic context of contemporary and prospective industrial revolutions (from Industry 3.0 to 6.0). Based on the premise that agro-food systems are complex adaptive systems, the research proposes an original conceptual model – Development of Agri-Food in Convergence of Bioaharmonism (DACbio). This model correlates technological evolution (including Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things) with ecosystem dynamics, nutritional quality, and multi-level governance mechanisms. Beyond quantitative production, the study highlights the emergent outcomes of interactions between technological efficiency, ecosystem integrity, food information density, and governance quality. In this framework, the paper introduces and operationalizes innovative indicators, such as the Agro-Rural Bioharmonism Index and the Food Information Density Index, as tools for evaluating agro-food system performance. Based on this analysis, the study proposes public policies and implementation strategies focused on agro-food digitalization, the development of regenerative agriculture, and the strengthening of participatory governance. The major contribution of this work lies in formulating a bioharmonist paradigm that enables the transition from linear agro-industrial models to resilient and sustainable circular systems in an non-liniar world, capable of ensuring food security amidst global uncertainty.

Keywords: Agri-food system, Agro-industrial governance, Bioharmonism, Food security, Industrial Revolution.

DOI 10.56082/annalsarsciagr.2026.1.96

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1Prof. PhD. Eng. University of Transilvania from Brașov, Romania, Full Member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, Associate member of Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences “Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti”, Researcher CE-MONT & CSCBAS – National Institute of Economics Research, Romanian Academy, (e-mail: ecotec@unitbv.ro).
2Prof. PhD. Hab. Eng. University of Transilvania from Brașov, Romania, Coresponding Member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, Researcher CE-MONT & CSCBAS – National Institute of Economics Research, Romanan Academy, (e-mail: gaceul@unitbv.ro).

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Annals Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on Agriculture, Silviculture and Veterinary Medicine

Volume 15 no 1, 2026


ISSN PRINT 2069-1149

ISSN ONLINE 2344-2085