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Proof of Steak: using blockchain to transform food-tracing of beef
“The world is changing… blockchain is really the only way to go,” Steven C. Lupien, President and Co-Founder of BeefChain
Food traceability has become a priority in the food industry, with consumers demanding healthier products combined with various GMO free, hormone free and grass-fed attributes. Once a food-related health risk is discovered, companies and governments alike struggle […]
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Sustainable agriculture and food production with Norwegian technology
Sustainable food production is a necessity and Norway is working hard to do its share. Read more about sustainable agriculture and food production technology here.
Sustainable food production is a pressing concern. According to a UN report, in 2017, one in nine people in the world went to bed hungry, while one in three suffered from malnutrition. […]
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US food supply chain: Disruptions and implications from COVID-19
Changes in consumer behavior continue to ripple through the US food and agricultural supply chains. What should companies do now?
Until early 2020, consumer spending on food in the United States had been remarkably stable, growing by around 4 percent over the previous five years. Total sales were roughly split evenly between retail outlets (such as grocery […]
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We’ve had a taste of disrupted food supplies – here are 5 ways we can avoid a repeat
When our reliance on supermarkets is seriously disrupted – for example, by spikes in demand due to panic buying or the flooding of distribution centres – we are left with few alternatives. Supermarkets are central to our everyday lives, but they have also become symbols of our vulnerability in times of disruption.
The COVID-19 crisis has caused us to rethink […]
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Blockchains can trace foods from farm to plate, but the industry is still behind the curve
Food supply chains were vulnerable long before the coronavirus pandemic. Recent scandals have ranged from modern slavery in Vietnamese fisheries to the persistent problem of child labour in the cocoa industry. Perhaps the most well known fraud was the UK’s horsemeat scandal of 2013, where up to 60% of products labelled as beef were actually horse.
UK supermarkets have also been found […]
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Data sharing in agriculture. Towards a European agriculture data space.
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