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Food safety concerns highlight potential for digital assurance
A survey of 4,500 consumers has revealed that most people would be willing to pay more for a food product if safety standards and certification were better communicated.
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Precise fertiliser and water management with a mobile app
The Hydraulics and Irrigation research team at the University of Cordoba has created a mobile app that accurately controls levels of fertilisers and water on crops.
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The next big HITS
Exploring new frontiers in the world of food and beverages: The hygiene, integrity, traceability and sharing (HITS) strategy.
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The new normal for supply chains
Professor Chris Elliott ponders on the future of food and drink supply chains as the world eases back into a sense of a normality.
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Soil technologies
In issue #2 of Talking Crop, Gideon Ashworth explores the relationship between technology selection, soil and crop quality.
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Food manufacture 4.0 – automation and robotics at the service of food manufacturing
Andrea Paoli, Head of Food Manufacturing, Robotics and Automation at the National Centre for Food Manufacturing, University of Lincoln, explores how a systematic use of automation and robotic systems could facilitate a major advancement in food manufacturing efficiency during times of unsustainable economic pressures.
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Application Note: Formulation QApps using a database
Sartorius describes the functionality for a flexible connection of Cubis® II Premium Balances from Sartorius to a PostgreSQL Database to store results, methods and settings in a central system.
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FAO explores blockchain applications in seafood
In a bid to shed light on the possible uses of blockchain and its applications within seafood supply chains, the FAO has published a study document which analyses and explores the matter.
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Report reveals farmers’ views on farm-level data collection and sharing
A report from Farm Journal and TSC has explored the relationship among farmers, their operation’s production data and conservation, revealing a potential disconnection between farmers and downstream supply chain organisations.
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Applications of blockchain technology in the food industry
How can blockchain technology help improve the food industry? New Food hears from two experts about this technology's potential within the sector.
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Global supply chain partners use blockchain to trade safely during COVID-19
Cargill, Agrocorp and Rabobank worked together via a blockchain solution to ensure intercontinental agricultural trade could take place during the COVID-19 pandemic, and did so in five days.
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Survey reveals consumer acceptance and willingness to use blockchain
Blockchain is said to still be in its infancy in terms of widespread use, but a survey from FMCG Gurus has indicated a willingness from consumers to integrate it into food supply chains.
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LabVantage solutions adds first fully integrated Scientific Data Management System (SDMS) to its industry-leading LIMS platform
LabVantage Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of laboratory informatics solutions and services including purpose-built LIMS solutions that allow labs to go live faster and at a lower total cost, has announced that the upcoming 8.5 edition of its industry-leading LabVantage platform will include the first fully integrated Scientific Data Management…
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FAO signs ethical resolution on AI-food applications
Endorsed by Pope Francis, the resolution stresses the importance of minimising AI technology's risks while effectively exploiting its potential benefits.
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Understanding blockchain in the food industry
Emerging technologies are promising a safer and more transparent supply chain, but can we ever truly trust these new innovations? Ahead of her contribution to the food fraud panel at Food Integrity 2020, Julie Pierce tells New Food why we should trust in blockchain.
