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World Food Day 2023

Enterra Insights

Every year World Food Day is celebrated worldwide on October 16 to commemorate the date of the 1945 founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). They promote worldwide awareness of hunger and promote action for the future of food, people and the planet. Water is food. Leave no one behind.”

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Profiles in Leadership: Chef José Andrés

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Benjamin Wofford ( @BenWoffordDC ) explains, “Its model is built on hot food cooked by chefs.”[3] As explained more fully below, what is novel is that World Central Kitchen enlists the help of food service personnel who are thrown out of work by natural disasters. ”[3] Nothing novel there. million meals.

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Q: Food vs Fuel? A: Wrong question…We need more efficient markets!

Supply Chain View from the Field

I have been working with Jay Golden at Duke University on the biobased forecasting project for the USDA, seeking to understand the current scope of the biobased product market ( focused on non-fuel, non-food products). There is hunger in the market, but it is not caused by a shortage of food. This is a misguided argument.

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Blue Yonder Associate Embarks on Medical Mission in the Dominican Republic

BlueYonder

The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti and it is a popular tourist destination known for its white-sand beaches, pristine blue water, picturesque mountains, and dazzling waterfalls. However, that cadence changed last month when I went with my family on a week-long medical mission to the Dominican Republic.

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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

Elementum

Less damages were recorded in Haiti and the Dominican Republic; however, a major bridge on the island was reportedly destroyed. Miami grocery shoppers hoard food in preparation for Hurricane Irma. Widespread damages were also reported in Turks and Caicos Islands and US Virgin Islands. Kako Escalona via Shutterstock.

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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

Elementum

In that same year, they launched World Central Kitchen , a non-profit with the mission to use food to empower communities and strengthen economies. World Central Kitchen was started in 2010 in response to that year’s Haiti earthquake. Andrés began the mission to provide healthy food to families and individuals touched by disasters.

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A Big Week for U.S. Trade Legislation: Updates on TPA & GSP

CH Robinson Transportfolio

This agreement will seek to sync regulatory standards such as food safety and medical standards. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – The negotiating countries are: U.S. and the European Union. It is also likely to include more standards around professional services and intellectual property. to be sold overseas.