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Food Resilience and Climate Change

Enterra Insights

Sustainable Development Goal to eliminate hunger worldwide by 2030. After many years of great progress in reducing global hunger, progress has slowed recently and, in some places, even reversed. ”[1]. ”[1]. Since then, things have only gotten worse. ” Climate Change and Food Resilience. ”[5].

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This Week in Logistics New (May 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

But it turns out, unfortunately, that there is so much more material waste in this world that we never think about. A mountain of discarded clothing, including Christmas sweaters and ski boots, cuts a strange sight in Chile’s Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion.

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One Man’s Trash: How Blockchain Can Target Food Waste to Help End World Hunger

Material Handling & Logistics

billion metric tons—gets lost or wasted. Much of the food waste produced around the world can be traced back to inconsistencies in the supply chain: inventories aren’t recorded, suppliers aren’t informed, and quality isn’t taken into account. From the wholesale manufacturers in Iowa to the farmers in Bangladesh, change is coming.

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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This streamlining ensures global supply chains function at a high level but also helps to eliminate waste. Partnering with a transportation technology provider geared toward eliminating this waste will pay dividends for years to come and help prepare your business for years of uncertainty.

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Supply Chain Management in Apparel Industry

SCMDOJO

Countries, especially in South Asia, like China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, etc., This reduces the cost of keeping the inventory that would not sell. However, this strategy could also be risky as you might not have enough inventory to sell when the demand for the product does come up. Waste Management.

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Supply Chain Ripple Effects of Russia’s War in Ukraine

Alloy

Some notable countries include Egypt, Turkey, Bangladesh and Iran which buy 60% of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine. Besides greatly reduced exports from Ukraine and Russia of staple food products, other countries that grow and export crops will also face additional hardships.

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The World is About to Get Even More Connected through the Internet of Things

Enterra Insights

.”[2] He describes how these satellite networks are already being used and their potential for the future: “ Scientists who track the health of Adélie penguins on the ice-covered wastes of Antarctica are managing their cameras from thousands of miles away — via tiny satellites orbiting above our heads.