Blockchain has much potential, but viewing it as a ‘trend’ could lead some agrifood businesses to make suboptimal decisions about its implementation.
The Covid-19 pandemic thrust food supply chain tech into the spotlight in a way that none of us could have anticipated.
The UK-based startup aggregates data from cropfields, on-farm sensors, stores, shipments, and satellites to drive efficiency across the entire agrifood supply chain.
With the new business unit, Canadian telecom giant Telus is aiming to provide tech solutions across the entire agrifood supply chain.
A recent EU court case on dairy labeling means now is the time for businesses across the agrifood supply chain to come together and self-regulate on issues such as traceability and sustainability.
After a brief slowdown at the start of the pandemic, agrifoodtech investing is back in full swing, with investors more eagerly chasing sustainable, disruptive solutions.
Agricultural logistics management software can help reduce food loss and waste, while also offering transparency for stakeholders throughout the value chain.
AFN meets 3 startups bringing more efficiency and sustainability to the agrifood supply chain, with blockchain, coconut husks, and cold storage in the mix.
The San Francisco-based startup aims to streamline the food supply chain and reduce food waste by improving digital linkages between producers, distributors, and retailers.
Giulia Stellari, sustainable sourcing director at Unilever, explains how the consumer goods giant is responding to food traceability concerns amid Covid-19.
The dairy SaaS giant has positioned itself as the digital backbone of the dairy manufacturing supply chain since it launched in 2000.
The Singapore-based unicorn is extending its order-anything ‘super app’ platform to the region’s farmers, fishermen, and food traders to keep things ticking as Covid-19 continues.
The authors of the Soil Wealth report are collecting data to help identify opportunities for finance to support regenerative ag during and after the pandemic.
Poor meat hygiene is suspected of causing Covid-19. Forty-four major animal protein firms pose a high risk of starting the next pandemic, new research says.
Expanding the cold chain across the African continent is both necessary and hard.
According to the headlines, a new challenge has risen for our agriculture industry, with China suspending Australian beef exports as trade barriers escalate. However, these bans need to be placed into context.
Red Sea Farms and Kirchner Group are joining forces to help climatically challenged communities “grow local” in the face of supply chain fragility.
At F&A Next’s virtual agri-foodtech summit, participants illuminated how Covid-19 is making visible long-standing global food supply chain issues, and how tech innovation can accelerate modernization and disruption resilience.
While Gaston Marquevich is thankful his fresh produce operation Generation Farms in Florida and Georgia has always sold into grocery stores, the Covid-19 pandemic has placed other pressures on his vertically-integrated farm business.
Covid-19 has laid bare the region’s food supply chain problems. Collaboration between government and industry – often tech-based – will be key to solving them.
