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Reducing Food Waste

Elementum

In developing countries, food loss is significantly higher in the early stages of production mainly due to poor storage, packaging, and transport facilities as well as inefficient harvesting and processing techniques. Technology startups are also seeking to have a more substantial role in reducing food waste.

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Reducing Food Waste

Elementum

In developing countries, food loss is significantly higher in the early stages of production mainly due to poor storage, packaging, and transport facilities as well as inefficient harvesting and processing techniques. Technology startups are also seeking to have a more substantial role in reducing food waste.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

The approach of “ Just in time ” and “ supply chain management ” focused on optimizing efficiency and reducing waste. But at that time, the reduction of waste was mainly due to economic reasons, not environmental.This was because waste means greater economic loss. A great example would be today’s prominence of climate change.

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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. Lindt also invests directly in cocoa-growing communities, drilling freshwater wells and building resource centers with computers and internet access. grams per chocolate bar.

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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. Lindt also invests directly in cocoa-growing communities, drilling freshwater wells and building resource centers with computers and internet access. grams per chocolate bar.

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The Future of Global Food Security

Enterra Insights

In the past half-decade, armed conflicts escalated across the world: Syria, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Myanmar. In addition to those who grow, raise, and produce our food, individuals and organizations involved in how that food is stored, processed, packaged, transported, and sold must also be involved. Then suddenly, wham!

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