Hereâs How Innovations In Food Traceability Could Change The Way We Eat
By Natalie Burg
You may know where your favorite beer was brewed, but do you know the farmer who grew the hops used to make it? Or the birthplace of the barley? And what about your go-to Florida oranges? Can their labels point you to the grove in which they originated?
Consumers are increasingly concerned about where their products come from.
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It might not be too long before the simple scan of a tag could trace the precise origins of produce, meat and the vast array of ingredients in our consumer goods. From craft beer to cotton T-shirts, consumers could learn where their products are created, down to the exact acre of origin.
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Jan 25, 2021 / 09:38 PM EST
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) A report commissioned by AgriNovus Indiana, the initiative focused on growing Indiana’s agbioscience economy, shows aggregate losses from the pandemic cost Indiana food producers approximately $500 million.
Researchers analyzed losses in five key agricultural products: corn, soybeans, hogs, dairy and eggs.
The study, conducted by researchers at Purdue University and agribusiness consulting firm EY-Parthenon, also highlighted the food chain going through “disruption and evolution at the same time.”
In an interview with Inside INdiana Business, Jayson Lusk, co-author of the research and head of the Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University, said COVID-19 significantly impacted Indiana farmers.
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AgriNovus Indiana released a new study Thursday that found aggregate losses from the global pandemic cost Indiana food producers an estimated $500 million and highlighted a food chain going through disruption and evolution at the same time.
Developed in partnership with researchers at Purdue University and the food and agribusiness strategy team at EY-Parthenon, the research report, “
Resilience through Disruption” provides a comprehensive analysis of Indiana’s food supply chain, features insights from Indiana producers and makes five recommendations to reduce fragility and improve future resilience of the state’s food supply chain.
Key findings from the report include:
Aggregate losses attributed to the pandemic across major commodities produced in Indiana (corn, soybeans, hogs, dairy and eggs) are estimated at more than $500 million;