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Technology Can Help Feed the World, Part 1

Enterra Insights

relies heavily on virtual technologies like big data and artificial intelligence. The editorial team at Analytics Insight notes, “Technological revolution that is currently happening in the agricultural sector became possible, among other things, due to big data. ”[4]. ”[5]. Footnotes. [1]

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Technology Can Help Feed the World, Part 2

Enterra Insights

The editorial team at Analytics Insight notes, “The technological revolution that is currently happening in the agricultural sector became possible, among other things, due to big data. Collecting and analyzing big data can not only improve the productivity of individual farms but also help halt a global food crisis.

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

A decade ago, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) wrote, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’ Big Data and Advanced Analytics. ”[3] She goes to note several ways data and analytics can help businesses. They include: 1.

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New tech coming to ERP systems near you

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Within Africa, the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and solutions has been far slower. Big Data and Analytics It’s been said before, but it bears repeating – without meaningful intelligence generated from proper analytics , data is largely useless.

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Optimizing the food industry: a conversation with UniSoma’s Luis Pinto

AIMMS

It depends where you look, but for instance, in smaller markets like South Africa, food companies are hard-pressed to compete in the globalized market. Feed costs are much cheaper in Brazil than in South Africa. At the same time, you have all these terms – machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data.

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The Critical Intersection of Humanitarian Logistics and Food Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The UAE’s strategic location between East and West, with access to a vast consumer base across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, presents an opportunity to serve as a central hub for food storage and distribution, contingent upon addressing key global food logistics challenges.

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Agriculture, Logistics, and Advance Technologies

Enterra Insights

Big Data and the Food Supply Chain. A couple of years ago, Clarisse Magnin wrote, “By taking advantage of big data and advanced analytics at every link in the value chain from field to fork, food companies can harness digital’s enormous potential for sustainable value creation. ”[4]. ”[4]. Footnotes. [1]