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Haiti: 3.7 million people need urgent food assistance

World Food Programme Logistics

Rising prices, socio-economic unrest and a drop in agricultural production have led to an increase in food insecurity in Haiti, warn the National Coordination of Food Security (CNSA), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). million people.

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Stand and deliver: 10 years of the global Food Security Cluster

World Food Programme Logistics

World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization join their partners to mark a decade of collaboration South Sudan: Fishing kits and seeds provided by FAO as part of a rapid-response mission with WFP, Oxfam and Save the Children. Photo: FAO Last week in Rome, the global Food Security Cluster ?—?of

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Greener Farm to Fork Journey

Logistics Business Magazine

5G-technologies could deliver significant carbon savings across food and drink manufacturing from farm to fork, according to new economic modelling. The new modelling reveals that 5G technologies could save the food and drink supply chain 37 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions between 2024 and 2035. . •

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Governments grapple with Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Business Magazine

Food and beverages remain the most commonly stolen commodity and the report highlighted that this has increased considerably in 2022, increasing share by 2.8%. The proportion of automotive and fuel thefts is also rising, whereas the proportion of electronics, agriculture and construction theft has fallen.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. Redundancy is the ability of a supply chain to have extra or alternative resources and options to cope with disruptions.

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Terrorism and Supply Chain: A Growing Threat of Supply Chain Terrorism

GlobalTranz

I recently spoke with Randy Russell of the Russell Group , an agricultural lobbying firm that works with farmers and manufacturers from the supply chain, to ask about his thoughts on terrorism and the impact it can have on the supply chain, especially related to our food and water supplies.

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Guide to retrofitting warehouse software

Logistics Business Magazine

This means that in addition to the existing general conditions, new challenges also arise that must be considered in the analysis, planning, and implementation. Ultimately, the new system must be able to handle the entire volume of orders and data right from the start. The solution must be thoroughly integrated into the IT landscape.