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How AI Can Help Alleviate the Global Food Security Crisis, Part 1

Enterra Insights

I recently had the opportunity to speak at the Agro&Food Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland. The event gathered government representatives of Ukraine and Poland, leading Ukrainian experts and market operators, as well as the international agricultural community. The war in Ukraine has essentially fueled a global food crisis.

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Conflict Worsens Global Food Insecurity

Enterra Insights

“It can displace farmers and destroy agricultural assets and food stocks. In this vicious circle, conflict and lack of food break down the very fabric of society, and all too often lead to violence.”[1] World Food Program. As I noted in another article, one shining counter-example is the people of Poland.[5]

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The Ukraine Logistics Coalition with Ben Gordon

The Logistics of Logistics

Trucking from Europe to the Ukraine border – particularly from Poland, Romania, and Hungary. Warehousing in Europe close to the Ukraine border – e.g. cross-docks in Lublin and Rzeszow Poland, Balti Moldova, and Suceava Romania. Suppliers who can provide food, medicine/medical equipment and other key resources.

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Highlights From Blue Yonder’s Global Week of Giving 2023

BlueYonder

With World Food Day taking place on Oct. 16, food insecurity was a primary focus for several Blue Yonder planned events. Ramona Pricop, Warsaw, Poland “After a few tough days on the field, I’m happy to have contributed my volunteer days to a local community-supported ecological agriculture farm! The week of Oct.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Global Agriculture Value Chain

Enterra Insights

Vlada Magaletska , a former deputy minister of food and agriculture for Ukraine, and currently a senior advisor at Enterra Solutions ®, told Messenger, “[The total damage of the war has] been more than US$2.5bn for the agricultural sector in [last year’s] summer months alone.

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Doing Business in Time of War: Nestlé and Ukraine

Enterra Insights

Nestlé, the largest publicly held food company in the world, recently announced it was investing “40 million Swiss francs ($42.88 ”[2] Nestlé executives have learned that carrying on operations as a food company during conflict can be tricky. .”[2] million) to launch a new production facility in western Ukraine.”[1]

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This Week in Logistics News (December 4 -10)

Logistics Viewpoints

The program, which is called Amazon Freight Partner, will collaborate with small trucking countries in Germany, Spain, Poland, France, and Italy, and train the companies to haul goods exclusively for Amazon. But this year, Save Mart’s reindeer robots are delivering more than food, beverages, and household supplies.