Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

Walmart announced that it will pilot agriculture technology with crop supply intelligence company Agritaskto get real-time information on crops and improve sourcing decisions around produce. The USDA has estimated that 30 percent of food loss occurs during agricultural production and harvest. percent decrease from 2021.

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World Food Programme Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Over 50 residents of Salayea attended a Community-Based Participatory Planning (CBPP) exercise to enable them think through what they want as viable development initiatives for their town and its people. The inclusive process gave a voice to segments of the community who often felt alienated. “In

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 19, 2020

Photo: WFP/Peter Louis By Peyvand Khorsandi “For the first time we’re seeing the potential for peace to bring prosperity,” says Matthew Hollingsworth, the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Country director in South Sudan. Vast swarms of desert locust are devouring crops and threatening food supplies and livelihoods in the country.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

COVID-19 triggered an unprecedented surge in panic buying of food, beverages, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and other essentials. COVID-19 exposed vulnerabilities in food supply chains. Food supplies were hit by plant shutdowns to ensure worker safety before re-opening, on a limited basis in some cases. Overall, U.S.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JULY 13, 2020

World Food Programme support helps vulnerable schoolchildren in Bajhang district maintain a nutritious diet Ashiki playing ‘catch-and-catch’ with friends from her neighbourhood. Photo: WFP/Rajendra Rasaili Every day, Ashiki makes a point of getting in some exercise. Reading stories with her mum Padma in the courtyard.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

Spurring innovation, food safety and quality capacity strengthening and economic resilience This year’s Africa Day of School Feeding comes at the heels of the first ever Future of Food Safety Conference held at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nutritious food enjoyed at school feeds the bodies and minds of children.

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Women in Trucking

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Keller & Associates Commercial drivers “should exercise caution” when deciding whether to use CBD oil, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not currently certify the levels of THC in CBD products, so there is no federal oversight to ensure that the labels are accurate.

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