but also in small municipalities such asWain north-western Ghana9. By 2050, African cities are expected to accommodate an additional 950 million people10, highlighting the urgent need for implementation of sustainable and smart urban
(2012) indicated that retailer purchasing power might also have negative impacts and costs for small companies that prevent and limit their ability to reducing food waste. For example, when quality standards are too high, it forces suppliers to waste imperfect foods; when retailers return unsold ...
store footprint over the next three years. Pick n Pay has been working to improve its own supply chain through centralisation, with Boxer now 65% centralised. The group is building two new distribution centres for Boxer (opening in 2023) and Pick n Pay (opening in 2024) in Gauteng. ...
Additionally, dairy companies that collect milk must ensure that the milk entering their silos is contaminant-free by testing each load before unloading and discard positive loads. Food inspection authorities monitor the entire chain. In the Netherlands, the long-term efforts of an integrated control...
really…difficult because we have this Adopt-a-School Program. We encourage companies to partner with us in adopting a school, maybe they provide a school building in exchange of tax incentive. So, for example, the Coca-Cola Foundation – they are donating classrooms in exchange of tax incenti...
Important elements of food integrity encompass the prevention of food fraud, the assurance of food safety, the guarantee of traceability across the supply chain, and the promotion of sustainability and transparency in food production and distribution processes, with the ultimate goal of protecting the...
Accurate information on irrigated areas’ spatial distribution and extent are crucial in enhancing agricultural water productivity, water resources management, and formulating strategic policies that enhance water and food security and ecologically sustainable development. However, data are typically limited for...
In addition to the rapid market development, there are two other reasons for this development: Fresh food is characterized by short timeliness and a high loss rate compared with traditional online sales products [9]. This not only increases the cost of sales for companies but also aggravates ...
(2010), food losses occur at the beginning of the value chain due to objective factors in production, post-harvest handling and storage, processing, and distribution stages, and wastage occurring at the end of the value chain due to subjective factors at the retail and consumer level is ...