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Food Producers Face Deadline for Meeting GMO Labeling Rules

Supply Chain Brain

Department of Agriculture rules on the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food are being extended to include smaller producers and sellers. The deadline for compliance is the end of this year, but some companies have yet to make the effort to determine whether they’re affected.

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World Food Day: WFP works towards food security one sack at a time

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World Food Day: How WFP works towards food security?—?one one sack at a time A glimpse into how the World Food Programme buys food for nearly 100 million people A warehouse in Kano, one of three urban hubs in Nigeria, where WFP has launched cash and food assistance programmes in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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From farmhand to entrepreneur?—?climate-smart agriculture in Malawi

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Malawi: Solar-powered irrigation is offsetting southern Africa’s drought How climate-smart tech from the World Food Programme is helping one smallholder farmer grow, sell and run a shop Rabson Diwa, right, says WFP assistance is ‘a big relief’ to the Domwe community. The shop is generating extra income that I use to provide for my family.”

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How Does the Food Supply Chain Operate?

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Food distribution is a vital part of society’s functioning. But how does your food get from Point A to B? Keep reading to find out how the food distribution process functions and where efficient warehousing comes into play. It’s been estimated that the costs of food supply loss extend up to 1.2 trillion dollars.

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Top 10 Food Industry Predictions for 2022: A Strategy for Success

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Check out the top 10 food industry trends for 2022 that you need to know about: Seamless Take-Out & Delivery Operations. This is without question, the number one food industry trend that’ll be crucial for your business’s success in 2022. Master the Art of Food Freezing. If you’re a foodie, then you already know that ??in

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Stand and deliver: 10 years of the global Food Security Cluster

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World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization join their partners to mark a decade of collaboration South Sudan: Fishing kits and seeds provided by FAO as part of a rapid-response mission with WFP, Oxfam and Save the Children. Photo: FAO Last week in Rome, the global Food Security Cluster ?—?of

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The World Food Programme

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million people in around 83 countries each year , the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. million metric tons of food. In 2018, WFP purchased 3.6