World Food Programme Logistics

JUNE 9, 2020

WFP-supported farm cooperatives distribute surplus food to vulnerable community members Members of Kabiyaki farm cooperative packaging cooperative-produced maize to donate to community members impacted by the COVID-19 lockdown. Kabiyaki and Tuzamurane-Cyeza cooperatives both began receiving support from WFP in 2016. in 2020.

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Shipchain

JULY 30, 2020

To learn how to host a validation server or as a non-validating node, and to learn how those services are compensated, visit: [link]. While ShipChain can serve many industries, the focus in its development has been on six key industries: Food, Agriculture, and Farming. Becoming a ShipChain Validator / Node Operator.

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World Food Programme Logistics

APRIL 22, 2020

How managing risks now helps reduce the cost of an emergency response in the future Story by Berhan Tsegaye Staff from REST (Relief Society of Tigray), a local NGO, distribute cash at pay-out events. the poorest and most food-insecure communities. It is just not fair. They also have indirect effects. Risk reduction ?—?building

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 22, 2020

WFP and Government are working to train mothers in agriculture as poor diets put the lives of 56,000 children at risk Empowered to grow: Dorica with homegrown, vitamin-A rich, sweet potatoes. million children under-5 could die over the next six months if health care and food markets are disrupted. Eventually, he fell sick.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

Growing food anywhere WFP tries out Hydroponics in Kakuma camps Maru Turich Ador, one of the youth participating in the WFP hydroponics trial in Kakuma inspects spinach growing on a net-tube. We usually just eat the food given to us like sorghum and peas?—?and and with the Bamba Chakula cash, we get mainly beans and wheat flour.

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World Food Programme Logistics

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Nigerian chefs tell why they cook, and how they use foods and vegetables from Nigeria to make healthy and nutritious meals ‘A man who calls his kinsmen to feast does not do so to save them from starving…We come together because it is good for kinsmen to do so.’?—?Chinua Proverbs that reference food to describe facets of life?

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World Food Programme Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2020

Faster than floods: WFP works to avoid a double-disaster in Bangladesh WFP and the UN’s Central Emergency Relief Fund are using forecasts to help people prepare for the next climate shock Abdus salvages food for his livestock during flooding in Northern Bangladesh. Out of US$5.2 million disbursed in total, WFP received US$4.25

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 16, 2021

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) publishes weekly reports on the state of produce transit, and across the board, markets from Atlanta through Philadelphia report shortages. The post 2021 Produce Season Transportation Capacity Outlook and How to Navigate the Market appeared first on GlobalTranz Enterprises, LLC.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Global supply chains have largely recovered from the shocks experienced by the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war, with industries such as energy and food witnessing price and supply shortages ease significantly compared to the highs of 2022. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) global food price index fell to 122.3

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 2, 2020

WFP’s livelihood programmes in Ethiopia are helping refugee families help themselves with new agricultural skills Story by Edward Johnson Nyangun’s garden is flourishing. She was given basic gardening tools and seeds in exchange for attending practical and theoretical agriculture classes. The garden didn’t exist a year ago.

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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.

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Conger

JULY 20, 2020

Chapter 4: How to Pass Your Forklift Certification Test With Flying Colors. How to Decide If the ‘Operator’s Life’ Is Right for You. Chapter 6: How to Get a Job as a Forklift Driver. Part I: How to Get a Forklift License. How to construct, transport, stack, and unstack loads. Formal instruction.

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World Food Programme Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Stop food waste, start making profit Breaking the cycle of hunger through post-harvest skills Rufina winnows maize at Gwiritse Cooperative warehouse. Imagine what one farmer could do if all that food was not wasted?—?and and now imagine what this would mean if this happened with millions of food-insecure farmers.

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Quality Scales Unlimited

JULY 29, 2018

Agriculture. Portable floor scales are quite often used in the agriculture sector to weigh agricultural bulk items such as food, fertilizers, lumber, bamboo, hemp, flax, silk, etc. The post Floor Scales – Why, Where and How to Choose Them appeared first on Quality Scales Unlimited.

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World Food Programme Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2019

New investors, family farmers and the changing face of agriculture in Congo Call it a paradox. Yet the Food and Agriculture Organization estimates the nation relies on imports for 80 per cent of its food. Every year, Congo spends more than a billion US dollars in food imports? Grow food, in addition to feed.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JULY 8, 2020

Reforesting in Lebanon: Improving food security seed by seed A World Food Programme forest management project is boosting livelihoods, preserving Lebanon’s greenery and putting food on the table Ahmad Sinjer is expanding his family’s agri-business after learning how to extract seeds on his own. one of WFP’s core goals.

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World Food Programme Logistics

APRIL 9, 2020

Photo: WFP/Claire Nevill Just like millions of parents around the world, Rebecca Kapaira is balancing home-schooling her five children with trying to work so she can put food on the table?—?a What she fears most of all is not being able to put food on the table. There is nowhere to get food. a daunting task.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JULY 11, 2019

A partnership between WFP and ACTED has helped more than 10,000 people to improve their food security and withstand weather extremes. Employment in agriculture dominates the labour market, encompassing 44 percent of all jobs. WFP provided food and cash to 2.7 Women receive training on how to operate a solar dryer.

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World Food Programme Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

We’ve got food and investments to face it,” he adds, referring to the nutrition support and village savings and loans scheme they have via assistance from the World Food Programme. Mariamou Abdou said that before her admission into the programme, she used to struggle to provide food to her family of eight.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 5, 2020

In Tanzania, where the World Food Programme (WFP) assisted 28,500 smallholder farmers last year, women account for more than half of the people WFP serves in its bid to develop a better future for people at risk of going hungry. We learned how to better prepare and maintain our farms and how to manage our harvests to reduce losses.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2021

It’s no wonder so many agricultural carriers are concerned with the delicate nuances necessary to coordinate a successful produce season this year. However, knowing what these exceptions are and how to best utilize them can be a challenge for even experienced shippers, given that the regulations continue to change.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 2, 2020

And it’s the poorest people there who suffer most, especially during the ‘lean’ season when food stocks run low and families have no source of income until the next harvest. Photo: WFP/Muhammad Salah Sudan is one of many countries across Africa facing food insecurity despite having an agriculture-based economy.

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World Food Programme Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Delivering climate services trainings in Mangochi, Chikwawa, Balantyre Authors: Ilenia Babetto, Katiuscia Fara and Dominic Nyirongo A farmer being trained on how to use climate information for making better cropping decisions. A farmer drawing a resource allocation map during the PICSA field practice.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 17, 2019

Strong links between cotton production and food crops present opportunities?—?and for the food and nutrition security of smallholder farmers [link] One of the 20 most important commodities in the world, accounting for 30 percent of all textile materials consumed globally, cotton is part of a huge industry and of our daily life.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JUNE 23, 2020

Photo: WFP/Prisca Owato By Liam Brown Around the world, the coronavirus pandemic is making it harder to get groceries and shop for fresh food. Hydroponics is a method for growing plants using no soil and dramatically less water than traditional agriculture?—?up up to 90 percent.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 6, 2020

The sessions taught them how to diversify their diets using locally sourced foods. Several times on my way back home from work I would buy nutritious food items for the family,” says Rashid. Amos Kalebi is a community member with experience and interest in agriculture and animal keeping.

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Conger

MARCH 30, 2023

Because in this post, you’ll learn everything you need to know, including: What all the forklift fuel types are Common specifications, pros/cons, applications, and prices of each How to choose the right forklift fuel type for your needs Answers to common forklift fuel questions And lots more… Let’s dive in! engine and transmission fluid).

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Below, we discuss the challenges of transporting produce and how Trinity and Burris can be part of your solution. . #1. Deciding how to ship your goods: There are a variety of avenues that can be used throughout produce transportation and one size does not fit all. All of Burris’ warehouses are SQL Safe Quality Food certified.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 31, 2019

And, thanks to the World Food Programme (WFP), it’s a staple on shelves in homes, schools and shops across the country supporting the sustainability of the dairy sector, economic development, livelihoods and nutrition. In Lebanon’s agricultural heartland, the Bekaa Valley, women are taking classes in dairy production.

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World Food Programme Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Their focus is to build social cohesion that would translate into peaceful approaches of solving conflicts but more importantly how to improve livelihoods. The community is, however, keen to keep the demons of war and conflict in the past. The inclusive process gave a voice to segments of the community who often felt alienated. “In

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World Food Programme Logistics

APRIL 12, 2019

Preventing chronic malnutrition through nutritional education in Burundi Learning how to set up a kitchen garden is part of nutrition education sessions held in communities in Gitega province. Can you see how healthy they are? Like 90% of the Burundian population, Marie Joselyne and her family depend on agriculture for their survival.

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World Food Programme Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Following worst drought in a decade, people with disabilities are among vulnerable Cambodians receiving WFP food aid Sim Thuon, 62, has spent most of his life overcoming hardship and adversity. Sim Thuon, centre, in wheelchair, receives WFP food assistance. I don’t know how to pay off the debt. Now it is all gone.”

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World Food Programme Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Nutritious to the core, beans, lentils and co are a key part of WFP food assistance?—?and one of the 51 countries from which the World Food Programme (WFP) procured 324,168 metric tons of pulses, worth US$ 187 million, last year. WFP provides seeds, new knowledge in agricultural practices , and a market for the produce.

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World Food Programme Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2019

Meet Ali’s cash cow, Sabah The Bekaa Valley is the agricultural heartland of Lebanon where many people own cows. But, as one man explains, not everyone knows how to make the most of their bovine family. Once semester one was complete, additional theoretical courses were available on how to package and market dairy produce.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 14, 2021

That stands in contrast to many other CPG cost components, such as energy and agricultural commodities, which can be hedged, at least in the short-term. Illustrations of how to do that are found in the following pages. Freight costs stand out among other inflationary pressures in that they cannot be effectively hedged.

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World Food Programme Logistics

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The World Food Programme is implementing an array of measures to face up to the region’s challenges As world leaders gather in Madrid for the 25th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25), Salvadoran farmer José Cirilo Mendoza looks worriedly at the sky?—?five which could help them generate incomes and achieve food security. leading to 1.4

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World Food Programme Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The other two are antiretroviral treatment (ART) and, perhaps less obviously, the nutritious food and support he receives from the World Food Programme (WFP). People also need to eat the right kind of food. Ensuring people living with HIV have enough of the right type of food throughout childhood?—?including

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