As a food safety professional, there is a lot to take into consideration before making any decision about the supply chain. Food safety plays a key role in the company’s brand reputation, so product recalls and border rejections are causing [...]
During October, our technology team had their hands full, our sprint planning was showing that by the end of the month our new module was to be released! And this was one of the most exciting modules in our platform: [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has a tremendous effect on the food supply chain. The production cycles and transportation logistics faced significant delays or breakdowns. The supplies have been in shortage, as fewer quantities have been produced or made available in the [...]
The time to solve digital interoperability problems and help ensure a more transparent, interoperable and safe food system has come. Within the next few years, the vision described in the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint can become a reality. [...]
I was discussing it the other day with Giannis: How can we measure the return on investment (ROI) on a digital technology solution like ours? This problem has already been highlighted by others. I recently read a very interesting GFSI [...]
In the GODAN Data Ecosystem White Paper of 2016, it was boldly stated: Agriculture would benefit hugely from a common data ecosystem. Produced and used by diverse stakeholders, from smallholders to multinational conglomerates, a shared global data space would help [...]
European research hub invites data science start-ups working in food and agriculture to participate in a competition to win 10,000 euros Are you a European startup working in food and agriculture? Do you use data science to fuel a part [...]
China is considered as the superpowers of global food production, having undergone instrumental changes over the past 50 years in the food safety regulatory system. The economic importance of the Chinese food sector globally and domestically has put food safety [...]
How can one monitor food fraud incidents around the world in almost real time? Can large-scale data analysis reveal patters related to the way that people modify food products, ingredients or packaging for economic gain? Is it possible to predict [...]
What if all European research could be made available to everyone, for free? How about making all scientific outcomes that EU taxpayers fund a common, shared resource that may fuel innovation from the public and private sector? Is it possible [...]
The world’s largest global agricultural innovation network. Bringing together the scientific power of 15 independent, non-profit research organizations. Amassing an annual investment of more than US$900 million devoted to global food security. Being the home of more than 11,000 scientists, [...]
The 9th Plenary Meeting of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) took place in Barcelona, Spain, from 5 to 7 April 2017. The RDA Plenary Meetings constitute a major event where more than 4000 members from 100 countries come together to [...]