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Top Supply Chain Risks to Prepare for in 2025

Logistics Viewpoints

Vanilla, palm oil, cocoa, and soy – produced in Madagascar, Indonesia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria have frequently accrued violations and allegations based on child labor or forced labor issues. Everstream points out that the food industry is a particular source of concern.

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Terrified of Tariffs? Three Key Strategies to Implement Tariff Optimization and Create Adaptive Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

Example: Imported raw cocoa beans (HS code: 1801) from Ghana are processed in the U.S. Change in tariff classification: There should be sufficient change in the tariff classification of the merchandise for the item to get preferential treatment. into chocolate bars (HS code: 1806).

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The Cocoa Supply Chains Can Improve With the Help of EUDR’s Directives!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The ones who have seen the negative impact of this practice are Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire , which have lost around 1/3 of their forests because of cocoa production. The majority of cocoa farmers grow cocoa in monocropping systems, which means that a single crop is cultivated in an area.

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Trade Wars & Tariffs: Why Food & Beverage Companies Must Rethink Supplier Management

HICX Solutions

Tiered Visibility and Supplier Data Hierarchy Tariffs often impact indirect suppliers (tier 2 and tier 3) before effects are felt upstream.

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The Top 7 Best Online Retailers to Watch!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The business has already born more than 1 million packages in Rwanda and Ghana, and it is expanding to other nations. Drones are used by Zipline to deliver medical supplies, such as blood and vaccinations, to isolated locations where they are required.

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U.S. Funds a Supply-Chain Center in Ghana: A Challenge to China and Russia?

Supply Chain Brain

The United States Agency for International Development recently awarded $15 million for creation of a research and training center for supply-chain management in Ghana. But the move might signal a broader effort by the U.S. to counter the growing economic influence of China, and to a lesser extent Russia, throughout the African continent.

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The REFASHIOND Ventures Story with Brian Aoaeh

The Logistics of Logistics

Chartered Accountants, in Accra, Ghana between completing his secondary school education and commencing undergraduate study in the United States in 1997. Prior to UBS, he was a pension actuarial analyst at Watson Wyatt Worldwide (now Willis Towers Watson). He was a junior auditor at Issifu Ali & Co.