Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to the disruption, by sanctions or war, of two of the world’s largest grain exporters. This means 2022 is shaping up to be a very difficult year for the global food system. Taking steps could help the most vulnerable.Read More »A food crisis was brewing even before the war
Envirotainer, the global market leader in secure cold chain solutions for air transportation of pharmaceuticals, published its Sustainability Report 2021. It illustrates that the company is driving innovation towards lower emissions, invests in R&D to create a more sustainable cold chain, and that collaboration is the way towards a more sustainable industry.Read More »Envirotainer is driving the shift towards a more sustainable pharmaceutical cold chain
The cooling sector delivers a tremendous number of benefits ranging from public health to food security to productive and comfortable workplaces and homes. It is a truly vital, dynamic, and rapidly growing field that represents a significant source of high-quality employment worldwide. However, this sector has the potential to contribute even more by increasing the number of women in its ranks at all levels and types of jobs, which include diverse professions ranging from CEOs to professors, from engineers to servicing technicians, just to name a few.Read More »Key international associations and UN team up with WRD
The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) and the Cold Chain Federation (CCF) announced that they have entered into a formal partnership agreement that builds on a 20-plus year affiliation between the two organisations and signals a new commitment to building knowledge, networking opportunities and insights across borders.Read More »New partnership between the Cold Chain Federation and GCCA announced
South Africa’s Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) has said it is working closely with exporters, government, and other stakeholders across the value chain to mitigate the impact that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is having on local businesses. This includes fruit destined for Russia being blocked, delays in fruit getting to the market in addition to further increases in input costs for growers and exporters because of the conflict.Read More »RSA citrus industry under pressure owing to Russian invasion
Digital supply chain breaches are becoming more common, as supply chains increase in complexity so the ‘attack surface’ grows and even smaller businesses can have complex webs of connections. But how do supply chain breaches impact businesses? And what can they do to minimise the risk?Read More »The impact of supply chain data breaches
With South African pears having gained access to China, the country’s avocado growers are hoping they will be the next fresh produce category to enter this lucrative market. Avocado growers have been frustrated for some time that they have not been allowed to send their fruit to China.Read More »South African avos on the menu for China
This trial is directed to fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ as part of UK government’s ‘levelling up’ strategy. In its levelling up white paper published on 1 February 2022, the UK government set out its pilot ‘Community Eat Well’ programme enabling GPs to “prescribe exercise and healthy food”, the report has indicated.Read More »UK launches trial for GPs to prescribe fresh produce
According to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook report, the poor performance of the supply chain, the impact of the Omicron variant, and high inflation will be decisive factors that will dampen the growth of the global economy in 2022.Read More »Current factors around global supply chains indicate disruptions to last well into the year
South Africa is a large importer of goods, one of the top importers percentage wise in fact in the world according to various data reports. Similarly, we have an export value running into the billions of rands to meet demand for our top-quality produce. Global supply chain disruptions have been exacerbated by the current status of almost all of the ports of the country.Read More »SA ports and imported/exported goods