Digitalisation supporting business processes will be increasingly important for the agrifood industry and the related supply chain. The primary goal of this research is to highlight research works investigating the agrifood sector with digitalisation, based on structured literature collection and using a nomenclature of an internationally recognised database, namely Eurostat. Systematic literature review was done in order to achieve the goal set using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology and the keywords of digitalisation and agri/agro-food. The meta-data of Scopus and Web of Science databases were used for this study. 92 articles were included in the qualitative analysis and results show that the topic on digitalisation with the agri-food industry and/or supply chain has been increasing year by year. Furthermore, the most important topic dealt by a high percentage of the articles is the e-business, in particular the level of the technological solutions for the integration with customers and suppliers. Moreover, the pandemic situation over the past few years has drawn the attention of the researchers to analyse the effects of COVID-19.

The aim of the research is to investigate the impact of the automation of monotonous work processes (BPMs) on the operation of SMEs in Hajdú-Bihar, focusing on the change in the attractiveness of workplaces for Generation Z. In a case study, the effects of automating repetitive tasks in an SME were analysed by means of a test period and interviews. We found that automation significantly reduced labour demand and the number of errors, freeing up workers for more creative tasks. This change made the workplace more attractive to Generation Z, who now prefer a modern and efficient work environment. Automation has also improved business efficiency and results through labour savings and a reduction in error rates. Built-in controls and a dedicated mobile app have provided additional benefits such as strengthening the employer brand, creating a youthful image and a user-friendly interface. Interviews with participants showed that employees were more satisfied, motivated and engaged after automating monotonous tasks. Overall, the automation of monotonous BPMs is an effective tool to increase the competitiveness of SMEs, save labour and improve the attractiveness of jobs, opening up further digitisation opportunities for micro-enterprises.