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World Food Day: WFP works towards food security one sack at a time

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World Food Day: How WFP works towards food security?—?one one sack at a time A glimpse into how the World Food Programme buys food for nearly 100 million people A warehouse in Kano, one of three urban hubs in Nigeria, where WFP has launched cash and food assistance programmes in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

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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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Why becoming secretary of my village farmers’ group is important

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When Djata’s women’s farmer group chose her to be their Secretary, which requires travel outside the village, there was angst among some members about what her husband Kassoum’s reaction would be. Djata is one of the few women in the group who can read and write. I want our women’s farmer group to advance together.”

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

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As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, the US Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) is investing $196 million to strengthen the agricultural supply chain and lower food costs. million through the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program. FlexCold LLC plans to use $8.2

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

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I read earlier this week that pressure on the supply of critical materials will continue to mount as road transport electrification expands to meet net-zero ambitions. In a recent report, IEA indicated that global battery and mineral supply chains need to expand ten-fold to meet projected critical minerals needs by 2030.

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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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FDA Registration for Fulfillment Centers

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While you may not think much about these three little letters signifying the US Food and Drug Administration , they exist for the protection of all consumers. In general, these standards safeguard citizens against products that could be harmful to health, food-related emergencies, and bioterrorism. Exaggeration? Definitely not.