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EU Geographical indications registers
https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/geographical-indications-and-quality-schemes_en
Quality labels protect and promote the origins, traditions and unique characteristics of many distinctive EU products.
https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/geographical-indications-and-quality-schemes_en
Quality labels protect and promote the origins, traditions and unique characteristics of many distinctive EU products.
Article; Olive Oil Wars
https://www.europeandatajournalism.eu/cp_data_news/the-olive-oil-wars/
He is an oil broker, an intermediary who puts traders in contact with mills. Italy has always needed oil to export, and Spain, which normally produces about half of the world’s olive oil, has a surplus. This imbalance has caused a dependency whereby Italy buys, bottles under its own brands and sells back, at a higher price, large quantities of Spanish oil. And it is not exactly small fry (if you pardon the pun). Italy has been the destination of nearly half of Spanish exports, the vast majority of which it resells, at least since the 1990s.
https://www.europeandatajournalism.eu/cp_data_news/the-olive-oil-wars/
He is an oil broker, an intermediary who puts traders in contact with mills. Italy has always needed oil to export, and Spain, which normally produces about half of the world’s olive oil, has a surplus. This imbalance has caused a dependency whereby Italy buys, bottles under its own brands and sells back, at a higher price, large quantities of Spanish oil. And it is not exactly small fry (if you pardon the pun). Italy has been the destination of nearly half of Spanish exports, the vast majority of which it resells, at least since the 1990s.
Report: TRADE REFORMS AND FOOD SECURITY, Conceptualizing the Linkages
https://www.fao.org/4/Y4671E/y4671e00.htm
The purpose of this publication is to inform the research that underpins policy analysis, and the negotiations and/or prescriptions that follow, such that these enhance, rather than worsen, the food security status of poor countries. It is intended to be complementary to the existing literature that explores the linkages between trade liberalization, economic openness and poverty, but which does not explicitly explore the implications for food security.
The publication contributes to understanding these relationships by:
https://www.fao.org/4/Y4671E/y4671e00.htm
The purpose of this publication is to inform the research that underpins policy analysis, and the negotiations and/or prescriptions that follow, such that these enhance, rather than worsen, the food security status of poor countries. It is intended to be complementary to the existing literature that explores the linkages between trade liberalization, economic openness and poverty, but which does not explicitly explore the implications for food security.
The publication contributes to understanding these relationships by:
critically reviewing what is known from the existing literature and other resources so as to facilitate better targeted country-level research and analysis of trade and food security developments;
presenting a conceptual framework for understanding how trade liberalization and related economic reforms can impact upon national and household-level food security;
providing an operational framework for assessing the outcome of past policies, and predicting the consequences of future initiatives, on national and household food security;
proposing an agenda for research.
EU Farm to Fork Strategy
https://food.ec.europa.eu/horizontal-topics/farm-fork-strategy_en
Food systems cannot be resilient to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic if they are not sustainable. We need to redesign our food systems which today account for nearly one-third of global GHG emissions, consume large amounts of natural resources, result in biodiversity loss and negative health impacts (due to both under- and over-nutrition) and do not allow fair economic returns and livelihoods for all actors, in particular for primary producers.
Putting our food systems on a sustainable path also brings new opportunities for operators in the food value chain. New technologies and scientific discoveries, combined with increasing public awareness and demand for sustainable food, will benefit all stakeholders.
The Farm to Fork Strategy aims to accelerate our transition to a sustainable food system that should:
https://food.ec.europa.eu/horizontal-topics/farm-fork-strategy_en
Food systems cannot be resilient to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic if they are not sustainable. We need to redesign our food systems which today account for nearly one-third of global GHG emissions, consume large amounts of natural resources, result in biodiversity loss and negative health impacts (due to both under- and over-nutrition) and do not allow fair economic returns and livelihoods for all actors, in particular for primary producers.
Putting our food systems on a sustainable path also brings new opportunities for operators in the food value chain. New technologies and scientific discoveries, combined with increasing public awareness and demand for sustainable food, will benefit all stakeholders.
The Farm to Fork Strategy aims to accelerate our transition to a sustainable food system that should:
have a neutral or positive environmental impact
help to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts
reverse the loss of biodiversity
ensure food security, nutrition and public health, making sure that everyone has access to sufficient, safe, nutritious, sustainable food
preserve affordability of food while generating fairer economic returns, fostering competitiveness of the EU supply sector and promoting fair trade
Food Systems Dashboard
https://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/
The Food Systems Dashboard gives a complete view of food systems by bringing together data from multiple sources. It's now possible to compare drivers, components, and outcomes of food systems across countries and regions, gain insights into challenges, and identify actions to improve nutrition, health, and environmental outcomes.
https://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/
The Food Systems Dashboard gives a complete view of food systems by bringing together data from multiple sources. It's now possible to compare drivers, components, and outcomes of food systems across countries and regions, gain insights into challenges, and identify actions to improve nutrition, health, and environmental outcomes.
An Overview of Shrimp and its Sustainability in 2024
https://sustainablefisheries-uw.org/shrimp-sustainability-2024/
Despite this steadily growing demand domestically and abroad, wild and farmed shrimp production has inherent, well-reported issues that make sustainability challenging. Consumers are more aware of these issues than ever, with considerable media attention given to the environmental and social challenges in recent years. Grocery retail buyers are responding by requiring minimum environmental certifications and labor standards for their suppliers. But how are these new criteria keeping up with demand? How sustainable is global shrimp production in 2024?
https://sustainablefisheries-uw.org/shrimp-sustainability-2024/
Despite this steadily growing demand domestically and abroad, wild and farmed shrimp production has inherent, well-reported issues that make sustainability challenging. Consumers are more aware of these issues than ever, with considerable media attention given to the environmental and social challenges in recent years. Grocery retail buyers are responding by requiring minimum environmental certifications and labor standards for their suppliers. But how are these new criteria keeping up with demand? How sustainable is global shrimp production in 2024?
Rémunéra score
https://www.foodlog.nl/gespot/2023-08-08/
De Rémunéra-score was al voorzien in de wet Egalim-2, een wet die de verbetering van het boereninkomen beoogt. Frankrijk nam in 2017, na de Etats Généraux de l'Alimentation die de net gekozen president Emmanuel Macron toen organiseerde, een aantal maatregelen om de Franse landbouw te ondersteunen. Niet alle maatregelen van het Franse landbouw- en voedselbeleid pakten even goed uit, vandaar het vervolg. Door middel van een label met letters en kleuren, vergelijkbaar met de Nutri-Score, krijgen consumenten inzicht in de prijs die aan de boeren wordt betaald. Het label gaat gelden voor rund-, varkens-, schapen- en geitenvlees, verse groenten en fruit, eieren, melk en zuivel van koeien-, geiten- of schapenmelk. De sectoren wijn, pluimvee(producten) en granen vallen niet onder de regeling. In het decreet wordt geen enkele distributiemethode of afzetkanaal uitgesloten.
https://www.foodlog.nl/gespot/2023-08-08/
De Rémunéra-score was al voorzien in de wet Egalim-2, een wet die de verbetering van het boereninkomen beoogt. Frankrijk nam in 2017, na de Etats Généraux de l'Alimentation die de net gekozen president Emmanuel Macron toen organiseerde, een aantal maatregelen om de Franse landbouw te ondersteunen. Niet alle maatregelen van het Franse landbouw- en voedselbeleid pakten even goed uit, vandaar het vervolg. Door middel van een label met letters en kleuren, vergelijkbaar met de Nutri-Score, krijgen consumenten inzicht in de prijs die aan de boeren wordt betaald. Het label gaat gelden voor rund-, varkens-, schapen- en geitenvlees, verse groenten en fruit, eieren, melk en zuivel van koeien-, geiten- of schapenmelk. De sectoren wijn, pluimvee(producten) en granen vallen niet onder de regeling. In het decreet wordt geen enkele distributiemethode of afzetkanaal uitgesloten.
Article; Microchips in the Parmigiano
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/microchips-in-the-parmigiano-and-other-ways-europeans-are-fighting-fake-food/ar-AA1fn7ct
New methods to guarantee the origin of products are being used across the EU. Some wineries are putting serial numbers, invisible ink and holograms on their bottles. So-called DNA fingerprinting of milk bacteria pioneered in Switzerland, which isn’t in the EU, is now being tested inside the bloc as a method for identifying cheese. QR codes are also proliferating, including on individual portions of pre-sliced Prosciutto di San Daniele, a raw ham similar to Prosciutto di Parma. A smartphone can be used to show information such as how long the prosciutto has been aged and when it was sliced. Food fraud is particularly rampant for cheese and wine, but is also common with fresh and cured meats, fish and produce. In addition to fighting against products that fraudulently present themselves as the European original, the EU is also waging battles over the naming rights of cheeses and other products, trying to stop other countries from using names such as Champagne, feta and Gouda.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/microchips-in-the-parmigiano-and-other-ways-europeans-are-fighting-fake-food/ar-AA1fn7ct
New methods to guarantee the origin of products are being used across the EU. Some wineries are putting serial numbers, invisible ink and holograms on their bottles. So-called DNA fingerprinting of milk bacteria pioneered in Switzerland, which isn’t in the EU, is now being tested inside the bloc as a method for identifying cheese. QR codes are also proliferating, including on individual portions of pre-sliced Prosciutto di San Daniele, a raw ham similar to Prosciutto di Parma. A smartphone can be used to show information such as how long the prosciutto has been aged and when it was sliced. Food fraud is particularly rampant for cheese and wine, but is also common with fresh and cured meats, fish and produce. In addition to fighting against products that fraudulently present themselves as the European original, the EU is also waging battles over the naming rights of cheeses and other products, trying to stop other countries from using names such as Champagne, feta and Gouda.
Eggs can be traced
https://www.was-steht-auf-dem-ei.de/en/index.php
In the EU eggs need to be stamped with an egg code.
The first integer codes the production method:
0 = organic egg production
1 = free-range eggs
2 = deep litter indoor housing
3 = cage farming
Next comes the ISO code for the country where the egg was produced (DE/NL/DK/FR, etc).
Next comes the unique registration number of the facility where the egg was produced. This is based on national or or even local schemes.
Several tools exist to look up the code I found in my fridge.
https://www.was-steht-auf-dem-ei.de/en/index.php
In the EU eggs need to be stamped with an egg code.
The first integer codes the production method:
0 = organic egg production
1 = free-range eggs
2 = deep litter indoor housing
3 = cage farming
Next comes the ISO code for the country where the egg was produced (DE/NL/DK/FR, etc).
Next comes the unique registration number of the facility where the egg was produced. This is based on national or or even local schemes.
Several tools exist to look up the code I found in my fridge.
Article; Shortening food supply chains using forgotten crops
https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/kruiprogge-zomergerst-spelt-veldje-voor-veldje-brengt-marcel-van-silfhout-de-granen-van-vroeger-terug-in-het-landschap~b7bba674/
Van Silfhout onderzocht als journalist wat er misgaat in de (lange) voedselketens van tegenwoordig. Hij besloot zelf aan de slag te gaan. Het resultaat: brood op de plank en kruiden in het veld. ‘Ik doorbreek die Berlijnse muur tussen natuur en intensieve landbouw.’
https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/kruiprogge-zomergerst-spelt-veldje-voor-veldje-brengt-marcel-van-silfhout-de-granen-van-vroeger-terug-in-het-landschap~b7bba674/
Van Silfhout onderzocht als journalist wat er misgaat in de (lange) voedselketens van tegenwoordig. Hij besloot zelf aan de slag te gaan. Het resultaat: brood op de plank en kruiden in het veld. ‘Ik doorbreek die Berlijnse muur tussen natuur en intensieve landbouw.’
True Price experiment at Albert Heijn To Go
https://static.ah.nl/binaries/ah/content/assets/ah-nl/core/about/duurzaamheid/paper-true-price-experiment-albert-heijn-to-go-june-4th.pdf
Albert Heijn is the market leader in supermarkets in The Netherlands. The purpose of Albert Heijn is: Together we make eating better the easy choice. For everyone. Albert Heijn wants to make a meaningful contribution to a healthy, social and sustainable society. If we want to preserve the value of food and drink for future generations, the food system will need a major overhaul. That’s why Albert Heijn wants to be crystal clear about where food comes from, how it’s made and what its ingredients are. We also want to reduce the impact of our products so that our customers can easily make sustainable choices and never doubt whether they’re doing the right thing. True Price is one of the ideas to give better insight to customers to help them make a more sustainable choice.
https://static.ah.nl/binaries/ah/content/assets/ah-nl/core/about/duurzaamheid/paper-true-price-experiment-albert-heijn-to-go-june-4th.pdf
Albert Heijn is the market leader in supermarkets in The Netherlands. The purpose of Albert Heijn is: Together we make eating better the easy choice. For everyone. Albert Heijn wants to make a meaningful contribution to a healthy, social and sustainable society. If we want to preserve the value of food and drink for future generations, the food system will need a major overhaul. That’s why Albert Heijn wants to be crystal clear about where food comes from, how it’s made and what its ingredients are. We also want to reduce the impact of our products so that our customers can easily make sustainable choices and never doubt whether they’re doing the right thing. True Price is one of the ideas to give better insight to customers to help them make a more sustainable choice.
True Price
https://trueprice.org/
We envision a world where all products are sold for a true price. If a product is sold for a true price, then no damage is done to people or to nature: it is fully sustainable. If all products are sold for a true price, then the global economy is sustainable. We outline the philosophy behind our vision in the True Price Manifesto. We are working towards this vision by developing and releasing open-source methodology documentation.
https://trueprice.org/
We envision a world where all products are sold for a true price. If a product is sold for a true price, then no damage is done to people or to nature: it is fully sustainable. If all products are sold for a true price, then the global economy is sustainable. We outline the philosophy behind our vision in the True Price Manifesto. We are working towards this vision by developing and releasing open-source methodology documentation.
Who owns farmer's data
https://datavaluesdigest.substack.com/p/who-owns-farmers-data
Farmers and food producers, especially in low- and middle-income countries, face immense challenges: price increases on the input end against notoriously low and unstable prices on the output end, extreme weather events, shifting consumer demand, and rapidly changing regulatory environments—to name a few. Like other industries, the agricultural sector responds to these challenges with digital technology. Think of precision agriculture technologies such as sensors and drones, which can be used to monitor crop health and optimize inputs, while AI can analyze data on weather patterns, market demand, and supply chain logistics to improve decision-making. Many of these resources, however, are restricted to large farm owners that can afford them.
https://datavaluesdigest.substack.com/p/who-owns-farmers-data
Farmers and food producers, especially in low- and middle-income countries, face immense challenges: price increases on the input end against notoriously low and unstable prices on the output end, extreme weather events, shifting consumer demand, and rapidly changing regulatory environments—to name a few. Like other industries, the agricultural sector responds to these challenges with digital technology. Think of precision agriculture technologies such as sensors and drones, which can be used to monitor crop health and optimize inputs, while AI can analyze data on weather patterns, market demand, and supply chain logistics to improve decision-making. Many of these resources, however, are restricted to large farm owners that can afford them.
Fairfood
https://fairfood.org/en/
Fairfood accelerates the change towards a sustainable food system. We develop innovative solutions that enable businesses to improve their responsible business practices. Open and attainable solutions that are designed to democratise the world of food.
https://fairfood.org/en/
Fairfood accelerates the change towards a sustainable food system. We develop innovative solutions that enable businesses to improve their responsible business practices. Open and attainable solutions that are designed to democratise the world of food.
IFT’s Tech-Enabled Traceability Insights Based on the FDA’s Low- or No-Cost Traceability Challenge S
https://www.ift.org/-/media/gftc/pdfs/ift-tech-insights-fda-nolowcost-traceability-report-2023.pdf
As an activity under the New Era for Smarter Food Safety blueprint, the goal of the Low- or No-Cost Tech-Enabled Traceability Challenge was to encourage development of innovative approaches for scalable, cost-effective food traceability solutions to advance widespread implementation of tech-enabled traceability systems throughout the supply chain. This report documents these efforts.
https://www.ift.org/-/media/gftc/pdfs/ift-tech-insights-fda-nolowcost-traceability-report-2023.pdf
As an activity under the New Era for Smarter Food Safety blueprint, the goal of the Low- or No-Cost Tech-Enabled Traceability Challenge was to encourage development of innovative approaches for scalable, cost-effective food traceability solutions to advance widespread implementation of tech-enabled traceability systems throughout the supply chain. This report documents these efforts.
The Global Food Traceability Center
Global Food Traceability Center
The Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) conducts applied research; develops resources, tools, and training; and offers customizable services to help industry, regulators, and NGOs implement end-to-end, event-based, interoperable traceability to solve challenges and opportunities across the supply chain.
Global Food Traceability Center
The Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) conducts applied research; develops resources, tools, and training; and offers customizable services to help industry, regulators, and NGOs implement end-to-end, event-based, interoperable traceability to solve challenges and opportunities across the supply chain.
FSMA Final Rule on Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods
https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-requirements-additional-traceability-records-certain-foods
At the core of this rule is a requirement that persons subject to the rule who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods on the FTL, maintain records containing Key Data Elements (KDEs) associated with specific Critical Tracking Events (CTEs); and provide information to the FDA within 24 hours or within some reasonable time to which the FDA has agreed.
https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-requirements-additional-traceability-records-certain-foods
At the core of this rule is a requirement that persons subject to the rule who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods on the FTL, maintain records containing Key Data Elements (KDEs) associated with specific Critical Tracking Events (CTEs); and provide information to the FDA within 24 hours or within some reasonable time to which the FDA has agreed.
Tony's Open Chain
https://www.tonysopenchain.com/
Tony’s Open Chain is an industry-led initiative that helps chocolate brands transform their cocoa supply chains and become sustainability frontrunners.
https://www.tonysopenchain.com/
Tony’s Open Chain is an industry-led initiative that helps chocolate brands transform their cocoa supply chains and become sustainability frontrunners.
Report, Food Barons 2022
https://www.etcgroup.org/sites/www.etcgroup.org/files/files/food-barons-2022-full_sectors-final_16_sept.pdf
It’s time to divest from the Industrial Food Chain. Institutions under pressure from civil soci- ety have already succeeded in partly directing funds away from tobacco, arms and fossil fuels on moral grounds. Grassroots climate movements have successfully named fossil fuel compa- nies as the obstruction to meaningful climate action. Food movements should follow suit: it is a logical next step to demand the elimination of all financial support to the Industrial Food Chain, exposing its high degree of transnational corporate control and its multiple abuses.
https://www.etcgroup.org/sites/www.etcgroup.org/files/files/food-barons-2022-full_sectors-final_16_sept.pdf
It’s time to divest from the Industrial Food Chain. Institutions under pressure from civil soci- ety have already succeeded in partly directing funds away from tobacco, arms and fossil fuels on moral grounds. Grassroots climate movements have successfully named fossil fuel compa- nies as the obstruction to meaningful climate action. Food movements should follow suit: it is a logical next step to demand the elimination of all financial support to the Industrial Food Chain, exposing its high degree of transnational corporate control and its multiple abuses.
Article, ‘This land belonged to us’: Nestlé supply chain linked to disputed Indigenous territory
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/22/this-land-belonged-to-us-nestle-supply-chain-linked-to-disputed-indigenous-territory
Marfrig is one of Brazil’s biggest meat producers, with 32,000 workers and revenues in 2021 of about $15bn (£13.3bn). It slaughters as many as 5 million cattle per year in South America. Shipping records show the Tangará da Serra abattoir has exported more than £1bn of beef products since 2014 to various buyers. Destinations include China, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK. Details about Marfrig’s suppliers are kept under wraps, but our investigation has obtained information on some of the hundreds of properties in the Amazon and Cerrado from which it buys for its Tangará da Serra plant. Cross-referencing the imagery with public records identified two properties overlapping the territory claimed by the Myky, one of which – Cascavel farm – directly transported cattle to Marfrig in 2019, according to documents obtained by TBIJ. The farm did not respond to the bureau’s requests for comment. Marfrig told TBIJ that it only considers Indigenous lands to be those that have received presidential approval. Since Bolsonaro came to power in 2019, he has not approved any.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/22/this-land-belonged-to-us-nestle-supply-chain-linked-to-disputed-indigenous-territory
Marfrig is one of Brazil’s biggest meat producers, with 32,000 workers and revenues in 2021 of about $15bn (£13.3bn). It slaughters as many as 5 million cattle per year in South America. Shipping records show the Tangará da Serra abattoir has exported more than £1bn of beef products since 2014 to various buyers. Destinations include China, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK. Details about Marfrig’s suppliers are kept under wraps, but our investigation has obtained information on some of the hundreds of properties in the Amazon and Cerrado from which it buys for its Tangará da Serra plant. Cross-referencing the imagery with public records identified two properties overlapping the territory claimed by the Myky, one of which – Cascavel farm – directly transported cattle to Marfrig in 2019, according to documents obtained by TBIJ. The farm did not respond to the bureau’s requests for comment. Marfrig told TBIJ that it only considers Indigenous lands to be those that have received presidential approval. Since Bolsonaro came to power in 2019, he has not approved any.
Article, Small number of huge companies dominate global food chain, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/22/small-number-of-huge-companies-dominate-global-food-chain-study-finds
The dominance of a small number of big companies over the global food chain is increasing, aided by the rising use of “big data” and artificial intelligence, new research has found. Only two companies control 40% of the global commercial seed market, compared with 10 companies controlling the same proportion of the market 25 years ago, according to the ETC Group, an eco-justice organisation.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/22/small-number-of-huge-companies-dominate-global-food-chain-study-finds
The dominance of a small number of big companies over the global food chain is increasing, aided by the rising use of “big data” and artificial intelligence, new research has found. Only two companies control 40% of the global commercial seed market, compared with 10 companies controlling the same proportion of the market 25 years ago, according to the ETC Group, an eco-justice organisation.
Open Food Facts
https://world.openfoodfacts.org/
Open Food Facts is a food products database made by everyone, for everyone. You can use it to make better food choices, and as it is open data, anyone can re-use it for any purpose.
https://world.openfoodfacts.org/
Open Food Facts is a food products database made by everyone, for everyone. You can use it to make better food choices, and as it is open data, anyone can re-use it for any purpose.
Article, Is the US chicken industry cheating its farmers?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/03/is-the-us-chicken-industry-cheating-its-farmers
A report for poultry companies produced by a secretive data-sharing firm, reviewed in a joint investigation by the Guardian and the Food and Environment Reporting Network (Fern), shows sensitive market information including how much producers are being paid per chicken. US anti-trust officials are currently conducting a grand jury investigation into poultry companies in response to a major class-action lawsuit alleging that the firms use information supplied by Agri Stats, a data company, to keep farmers’ pay low and chicken prices high. Agri Stats produces daily reports for the poultry industry on chicken production, and has enabled companies to share detailed financial information with one another for decades.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/03/is-the-us-chicken-industry-cheating-its-farmers
A report for poultry companies produced by a secretive data-sharing firm, reviewed in a joint investigation by the Guardian and the Food and Environment Reporting Network (Fern), shows sensitive market information including how much producers are being paid per chicken. US anti-trust officials are currently conducting a grand jury investigation into poultry companies in response to a major class-action lawsuit alleging that the firms use information supplied by Agri Stats, a data company, to keep farmers’ pay low and chicken prices high. Agri Stats produces daily reports for the poultry industry on chicken production, and has enabled companies to share detailed financial information with one another for decades.
Milk Moovement, Company Website
https://www.milkmoovement.com/
Actionable Intelligence Across the Dairy Supply Chain
https://www.milkmoovement.com/
Actionable Intelligence Across the Dairy Supply Chain
farmlandgrab.org
https://www.farmlandgrab.org/
This website contains news about the global rush to buy or lease farmlands by agribusiness, governments and financial investors -- and people’s resistance against it. Its purpose is to serve as a resource for those monitoring, researching or organising around the issue, particularly activists, non-government organisations and journalists.
https://www.farmlandgrab.org/
This website contains news about the global rush to buy or lease farmlands by agribusiness, governments and financial investors -- and people’s resistance against it. Its purpose is to serve as a resource for those monitoring, researching or organising around the issue, particularly activists, non-government organisations and journalists.
Safe Trace, Company Website
https://www.agrotransparencia.com.br/homeenglish
Safe Trace company is specialized in the traceability of food production chain, integrating information from all links, from the producer to the consumer's plate. ? By purchasing products with the Safe Trace label, you will know where the food consumed comes from, as well as having the transparency that the producer is acting according to socio-environmental and sanitary standards, thanks to a constant monitoring process.
https://www.agrotransparencia.com.br/homeenglish
Safe Trace company is specialized in the traceability of food production chain, integrating information from all links, from the producer to the consumer's plate. ? By purchasing products with the Safe Trace label, you will know where the food consumed comes from, as well as having the transparency that the producer is acting according to socio-environmental and sanitary standards, thanks to a constant monitoring process.
A Comparison of Supply Chain Tracking Tools for Tropical Forest Commodities in Brazil
https://www.edf.org/sites/default/files/documents/Supply_Chain_Tracking_Tools.pdf
Robust, functional, affordable and scalable commodity supply chain tracking systems are essential to reducing deforestation resulting from the production of tropical forest commodities. In Brazil, monitoring tools are becoming increasingly important to private sector efforts aiming to reduce and eliminate the risk of deforestation from tropical forest commodity supply chains. This report provides a comprehensive comparison of supply chain tracking tools for tropical forest commodities, specifically cattle, soy and timber, currently being used in Brazil. In addition to detailing the objectives, methodologies, scope and cost1 of each tool, the report also describes the advantages and challenges of each system, and concludes with a comprehensive comparison. This report will inform private sector entities, other supply chain actors and consumers about the various supply chain monitoring tools available to help reduce and eliminate deforestation from tropical forest commodity production, and serve as a guide to help companies identify the most suitable tools to increase supply chain transparency and traceability.
https://www.edf.org/sites/default/files/documents/Supply_Chain_Tracking_Tools.pdf
Robust, functional, affordable and scalable commodity supply chain tracking systems are essential to reducing deforestation resulting from the production of tropical forest commodities. In Brazil, monitoring tools are becoming increasingly important to private sector efforts aiming to reduce and eliminate the risk of deforestation from tropical forest commodity supply chains. This report provides a comprehensive comparison of supply chain tracking tools for tropical forest commodities, specifically cattle, soy and timber, currently being used in Brazil. In addition to detailing the objectives, methodologies, scope and cost1 of each tool, the report also describes the advantages and challenges of each system, and concludes with a comprehensive comparison. This report will inform private sector entities, other supply chain actors and consumers about the various supply chain monitoring tools available to help reduce and eliminate deforestation from tropical forest commodity production, and serve as a guide to help companies identify the most suitable tools to increase supply chain transparency and traceability.
Traceablity in McDonald's supply chain
https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-purpose-and-impact/our-planet/conserving-forests.html
Increasing traceability in our supply chains, especially in areas of heightened risks for deforestation, gives us better idea of where challenges lie and how to best focus our resources and scale to effect lasting change. We also know that our complete supply chain emissions disclosure, including deforestation emissions, relies upon increased traceability. We have achieved significant milestones, especially in our chicken supply chain, by mapping soy sourced for animal feed with real data from our Soy Calculator, which you can learn more about below. Key opportunities for improving include engaging with indirect suppliers, auctions and feedlots for beef and continuing to expand soy traceability. We plan to expand this work to other commodities beyond 2020, continuing to understand the impacts of our supply chains.
https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-purpose-and-impact/our-planet/conserving-forests.html
Increasing traceability in our supply chains, especially in areas of heightened risks for deforestation, gives us better idea of where challenges lie and how to best focus our resources and scale to effect lasting change. We also know that our complete supply chain emissions disclosure, including deforestation emissions, relies upon increased traceability. We have achieved significant milestones, especially in our chicken supply chain, by mapping soy sourced for animal feed with real data from our Soy Calculator, which you can learn more about below. Key opportunities for improving include engaging with indirect suppliers, auctions and feedlots for beef and continuing to expand soy traceability. We plan to expand this work to other commodities beyond 2020, continuing to understand the impacts of our supply chains.
Appellation d'origine contrôlée
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appellation_d%27origine_contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
In France, the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC, "controlled designation of origin") is a certification of authenticity granted to certain geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, under the auspices of the Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO), based upon the terroir and a form of geographic protectionism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appellation_d%27origine_contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
In France, the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC, "controlled designation of origin") is a certification of authenticity granted to certain geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, under the auspices of the Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO), based upon the terroir and a form of geographic protectionism.
Ftrace, company website
https://web.ftrace.com/en/
Consumers increasingly base their purchase decisions on the confidence they have in companies, products and brands. Meanwhile, legislators and authorities are also demanding greater transparency in the supply chain. However, obtaining reliable data that traces the product from its origins to the consumer's plate often requires a high investment in resources. Different data formats and the storage of redundant data lead to inefficiencies. With ftrace, the community platform from GS1 Germany, companies and entire industries can master these challenges and thus assume responsibility for their own supply networks. The platform is based on the global GS1 standards, which allows the entire community to efficiently and securely exchange transparency information along supply chains with confidence.
https://web.ftrace.com/en/
Consumers increasingly base their purchase decisions on the confidence they have in companies, products and brands. Meanwhile, legislators and authorities are also demanding greater transparency in the supply chain. However, obtaining reliable data that traces the product from its origins to the consumer's plate often requires a high investment in resources. Different data formats and the storage of redundant data lead to inefficiencies. With ftrace, the community platform from GS1 Germany, companies and entire industries can master these challenges and thus assume responsibility for their own supply networks. The platform is based on the global GS1 standards, which allows the entire community to efficiently and securely exchange transparency information along supply chains with confidence.
History of Food Traceability
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325247189_History_of_food_traceability
In the past the food industry has had its fair share of scandals, accidents, and incidents. It must be pointed out that reported food scares were not always associated with microorganisms; many of them were connected to new technology, environmental pollution or changes in co-product management. For example the food colorant (tartrazine and amaranth) incident reported in mid-1980 in UK; mercury poisoning in oranges reported in 1979; mercury poisoning in fish reported in 1970; radioactivity in lamb reported in 1986; glass, pin and caustic soda found in baby food product reported in UK in 1989 which resulted in the recall of 100 million jars off the shelves and repackaging of another 60 million. These incidents are very much in the memories of the general public.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325247189_History_of_food_traceability
In the past the food industry has had its fair share of scandals, accidents, and incidents. It must be pointed out that reported food scares were not always associated with microorganisms; many of them were connected to new technology, environmental pollution or changes in co-product management. For example the food colorant (tartrazine and amaranth) incident reported in mid-1980 in UK; mercury poisoning in oranges reported in 1979; mercury poisoning in fish reported in 1970; radioactivity in lamb reported in 1986; glass, pin and caustic soda found in baby food product reported in UK in 1989 which resulted in the recall of 100 million jars off the shelves and repackaging of another 60 million. These incidents are very much in the memories of the general public.