June 11, 2020
Blogs
Chris Mejía Argueta, Alexis Bateman, and Ken Cottrill detail a new trend in food supply chains:
The COVID-19 crisis is shining a light on the vulnerabilities of food supply chains as well as opportunities to develop inventive ways to deliver fresh foods like fruit and vegetables from farm to table.
A key theme of these changes is localization — an increasing reliance on local growers to supply produce to retail outlets. The movement has gained momentum as a result of shifting consumer buying preferences and the need to make food supply chains resilient to a wide array of risks.