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Inequity in the agri-food chain and waste of food

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The article entitled “Inequity in the agri-food chain and waste of food” analyzes the topic of food waste using the case specific to fruit production in the Spanish city of Lleida, arguing that this does not depend on the level of modernization of its chain logistics in terms of technology, but it is a problem of power within it.

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From Food Insecure To Self-Reliance

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From Food Insecure To Self-Reliant How asset creation and livelihood diversification leads to resilience in Kenya’s arid counties. Picture: WFP/Alessandro Abbonizio “I wanted for us to be self-sufficient, because I knew that one day the free food would end.” When it was our turn, we bought seeds and some chickens” says Susan.

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Boosting the livelihoods of women in rural communities

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Women take the lead in boosting livelihoods in rural Sierra Leone How cash transfers are powering women’s efforts to improve food security and livelihoods in Sierra Leone Women harvesting their crop at a rice field in Helebu, Pujehun district of Sierra Leone. giving her children more nutritious food and keeping them healthy.

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Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services

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According to a study by The Insight Partners , the global 4PL market was valued in terms of revenue at $56,472.1 The study cautions that lockdowns and quarantines associated with the Coronavirus are expected to affect the revenues of the global 4PL market players in the short term. Agriculture. million USD in 2019. Technology.

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Lora Cecere on Supply Chain Metrics that Matter

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Her supply chain experience includes specialist roles at AMR Research, Clorox, Gartner Group, Kraft, and Procter & Gamble. And the opening chapter in the book is an actual case study about a team meeting I attended where they would have the inventory “target of the month”. Thanks for your time today. People like stories.

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Global Factory Boom Spurs Commodities Prices from Oil to Copper

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According to a September study by the International Monetary Fund, a 10% gain in the price of oil increases, on average, domestic inflation by about 0.4 percentage point from core inflation, which excludes food and energy prices. Wien, an executive at Blackstone Group LP, included a rise in U.S. percentage points.

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“Thank you for being a great mother and father to your children.”

World Food Programme Logistics

WFP believes that women’s participation in income-generating activities and encouraging them to contribute to the improvement of the household’s food security is an important action to take in making real progress in the community. My dream is that my children finish their studies and that they will eventually have a good job afterwards.