• News digest: policy

    • 22/04/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
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    GLOBAL 2021 Global food policy report: Transforming food systems after Covid-19 On 13 April the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) launched its 2021 Global Food Policy Report. Covid-19 upended our food systems in 2020, leading to lost livelihoods, food insecurity and rising poverty. The report looks at the critical lessons learned from the pandemic so far and explores opportunities for transforming our food systems to be more resilient, healthy, sustainable, efficient and inclusive going forward. Critical questions addressed include:… +
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  • West African mango blockchain – Making supply chains more resilient

    • 25/05/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Côte d'Ivoire, Mangoes, News
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    COLEACP has been working with Société Internationale d’Importation (SIIM) and Belgian start-up BlockO to develop MangoBlockchain, currently in beta version – a tool that is especially relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, where the resilience of supply chains depends on trust and transparency (Commodafrica, 19 May). A first for the region, MangoBlockchain will contribute to the professionalisation of the West African mango sector, which in recent years has experienced too many interceptions on arrival on the European market.… +
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