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WFP and Kyrgyzstan Government respond to coronavirus challenges

World Food Programme Logistics

Collaboration underway to make sure nutritious food reaches people who need it most WFP meets project beneficiaries to explain safety measures during food distribution: Photo: WFP/Mariia Babieva WFP is working around the clock to maintain food assistance programmes in Kyrgyzstan while monitoring the socioeconomic situation across the country.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Kroger’s foundation is funding food waste research. Both of the pilots are starting out small and delivering food from only a few merchants, including, an organic cafe and juicery called Kreation. The deal sets the lofty goal of deploying 12,000 of Wingcopter’s 198 drone systems over the course of the next 5 years.

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Looking Back at the Thanksgiving Supply Chain: How Turkeys Were Delivered to Millions of Americans

Locus

What would Thanksgiving be without any fresh food and turkeys? If there is a special acknowledgement, it should definitely go to the field agents who delivered turkeys and fresh food before that special day. US Department of Agriculture, Aug 31, 2021. – US Department of Agriculture Turkey market news report, Nov 26, 2021.

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Produce Season and How It Affects Capacity

Blue Grace Logistics

. Food items are something that will always be in demand. Consumers expect fresh produce and other food products year around. million truckloads of food and kindred products this year, up 5% from 2017. Moreover, truckloads of food are expected to rise by an additional 8% to 166.9 million by 2020.

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Logistics in Ukraine: Still Going

Logistics Business Magazine

The map contains 81 projects and covers 14 industries: agriculture, construction, transport and logistics , processing, food, fuel, light/heavy industry, tourism, education/development, mining, waste management, healthcare, administrative and support services. What technologies are trending? Prefabricated modular buildings.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

That spells big trouble ahead for food producers and agricultural enterprises reliant on such commodities. Near-shoring, Onshoring Trend Gains Momentum in the West. Early indications led many to believe that fears of an onshoring and near-shoring trend were so much paranoia. Even if You Can Buy it, Can You Move it?

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Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services

Logistics Bureau

There are, of course, some other important differences between the two types of providers: 4PL is, in general, better suited for medium-to-large businesses , while 3PL is more suited to small-to-medium businesses. The market is also growing across a wide range of commercial sectors, including the following: 1) Food and Perishables.

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