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Inequity in the agri-food chain and waste of food

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

The article entitled “Inequity in the agri-food chain and waste of food” analyzes the topic of food waste using the case specific to fruit production in the Spanish city of Lleida, arguing that this does not depend on the level of modernization of its chain logistics in terms of technology, but it is a problem of power within it.

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Key Takeaways from Oracle CloudWorld 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

This year, Mr. Ellison spun a vision of how the global agricultural industry’s value chain could be reconstructed to improve the quality of food while making the industry much more sustainable. According to Mr. Ellison, food grown indoors with AI powered greenhouses has the potential to use 98% less water and 90% less land.

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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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Navigating the Produce Supply Chain

Blue Grace Logistics

Distribution Centers: Most produce passes through distribution centers where it may be further sorted and repackaged for regional or local distribution. Quantities arriving at a distribution center may come in the form of truckloads, containers, or as part of a multi-stop truckload.

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Kenya’s largest county builds demand for food safety and quality control

World Food Programme Logistics

Meeting demand in Kenya for food safety and quality control All grain suppliers in Marsabit County now know that they need to be certified and issued with a public health certificate A trained public health officer tests maize kernels for mycotoxins such as aflatoxin and fumonisin using mobile laboratory equipment at Marsabit District Hospital.

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Building peace and livelihoods in Sierra Leone

World Food Programme Logistics

will focus on the Moyamba and Pujehun districts, where land acquisitions and widespread degradation of farming lands are having a deep impact on communities, who mainly rely on agriculture for their means of livelihood and have suffered a reduction in agricultural production, access to food and income.

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On World Milk Day, WFP counts how much milk it has helped put on people’s shelves

World Food Programme Logistics

And, thanks to the World Food Programme (WFP), it’s a staple on shelves in homes, schools and shops across the country supporting the sustainability of the dairy sector, economic development, livelihoods and nutrition. This data tells us that milk is the third most-purchased item in our shops. That is a lot of milk.