The COVID-19 pandemic in a Brazilian metropolis: repercussion on food prices [PDF]
We analyzed the impact of the efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic on the prices of food sold by a food supply center located in the sixth largest city in Brazil. We examined the percentage change in the prices of 20 types of foods, adjusted by market
Mariana Souza Lopes+4 more
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Teleconnected food supply shocks [PDF]
The 2008 2010 food crisis might have been a harbinger of fundamental climate-induced food crises with geopolitical implications. Heat-wave-induced yield losses in Russia and resulting export restrictions led to increases in market prices for wheat across the Middle East, likely contributing to the Arab Spring.
Christopher Bren d’Amour+6 more
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On Complexity, Ecosystems, and Sustainability in Local Food Supply: A Case Study on Fresh Seafood Supply [PDF]
The research question considers how local foods as networked food production may be studied from an ecosystem’s perspective, being explicitly sensitive to process complexity.
Engelseth, Per, Sandvik, Marius
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Characterization and challenges of food environments of children-under-five in north Benin drylands
Food environments play a crucial role in children's diets by influencing households' supply and access to nutritious foods. By gaining insight into the food environments, there is a potential to design better interventions to reduce the burden of ...
Adrien Dogo+3 more
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Toward Food Policy for the Dual Burden of Malnutrition: An Exploratory Policy Space Analysis in India. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: There is global consensus that a strong policy response is essential for addressing the dual burden of malnutrition. However, policy makers in low- and middle-income countries may perceive a conflict between food supply policies to combat ...
Downs, Shauna+5 more
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Application of Blockchain and Internet of Things to Ensure Tamper-Proof Data Availability for Food Safety [PDF]
Food supply chain plays a vital role in human health and food prices. Food supply chain inefficiencies in terms of unfair competition and lack of regulations directly affect the quality of human life and increase food safety risks. This work merges Hyperledger Fabric, an enterprise-ready blockchain platform with existing conventional infrastructure, to
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Integrating in a Complex Networked Local Fresh Fish Supply System [PDF]
The contemporary food market is experiencing an increased popularity of quality locally produced foods. These types of foods are produced and distributed in a different manner than foods subject to large-scale modernistic forms of production.
Engelseth, Per, Sandvik, Marius
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AI-enabled Efficient and Safe Food Supply Chain [PDF]
This paper provides a review of an emerging field in the food processing sector, referring to efficient and safe food supply chains, from farm to fork, as enabled by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Recent advances in machine and deep learning are used for effective food production, energy management and food labeling.
arxiv
Evaluation of the use of web technology by government of Sri Lanka to ensure food security for its citizens [PDF]
Web technology is one of the key areas in information and communication technology to be used as a powerful tool in ensuring food security which is one of the main issues in Sri Lanka. Web technology involves in communicating and sharing resources in network of computers all over the world.
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