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Our supply chain for perishable items, such as food, has shown to be particularly vulnerable. Building living supply chains by adding time to the supply chain equation and adopting industry-wide initiatives can help eliminate the current risks in the system. “This year’s food crisis is about lack of access.
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Understanding the impacts of the new coronavirus to Canada’s food supply chain requires knowledge and understanding of the complex journey of each product in its respective food system: Producer → Processor → Distributor → Retailer → Consumer → Food Recovery (Waste) Contextualizing this information to enable decision-making required a spatial lens,...
It was important for the taskforce to capture the available information and make it accessible to all stakeholders to understand and perform their analysis. A central location on ArcGIS Hubwas decided where all data is made accessible from. The Hub provided the team the ability to manage data access and data sources, perform analytics, collaborate,...
The AAFC Science and Technology branch, together with Market Service Industry and Policy groups, collaborated on interactive map journals powered by the ArcGIS StoryMapsapp that consolidated the team’s data and analysis on food system assets, labour, food and populations. They explored: Delivered and shared via ArcGIS Hub, the map journal report pr...
The Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) is responsible for policies governing the production, processing, and marketing of all farm, food, and agri-based products. The Department works closely with provincial and territorial governments in the development and delivery of policies and programs.
Apr 12, 2021 · “COVID-19 brought our agri-food system and supply chains to the forefront. We can all remember food flying off the shelves due to stockpiling and panic buying at the outset of the pandemic. Ultimately, while the pandemic caused parts of Ontario’s food supply chain to bend, the chain itself did not break,” said Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.
Dec 1, 2023 · In recent years, our food supply chain facing various disruptions shows a need for higher resilience and sustainability. To better prepare for future uncertainties the food supply chain may encounter, it is imperative to understand the status quo of the food supply chain resilience literature, which focuses on deploying digital technology and integrating sustainability in supply chain management.
Jun 1, 2022 · The Food Supply Chain Loan Guarantee Program, which will back private lenders that invest in independently owned food processing, distribution and aggregation infrastructure, and other projects along the middle of the supply chain. Independently owned and available infrastructure such as cold-storage, refrigerated trucks, and processing facilities are in short supply but essential to creating ...
Oct 11, 2022 · 11 October 2022. News release. Reading time: 3 min (683 words) A new WHO manual “How together we can make the world’s most healthy and sustainable public food procurement” explains how food supply chains can play an important role in improving well-being in the WHO European Region. The health of millions of people depends on these supply ...
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Nov 30, 2023 · Emerging climate shocks have impacted major food commodities markets in recent years, prompting some governments to enact protectionist measures. However, such measures can exacerbate food insecurity, so we need more cooperation, not less, to protect global supply chains and consumers. Supply chain climate action plans could create coalitions ...
