Covid -19 and crop surplus by https://padlet.com/rachthomas777/opatu12s8c5mr0mb en-us 2022-11-08 12:01:56 UTC 2022-11-10 08:01:18 UTC hello@padlet.com The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of the food supply chain and has caused many farmers around the world to pose substantial losses for the year 2020. Even though grocery store shelves were nearly empty in many parts of world, the farmers were burying surplus crops. Suggest FIVE (5) methods that can be employed by farmers in a food supply chain to prevent future disruptions and ensuring a healthy food supply chain. rachthomas777 https://padlet.com/rachthomas777/opatu12s8c5mr0mb/wish/2374883945 2022-11-08 12:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rachthomas777/opatu12s8c5mr0mb/wish/2374883945 Hunter, Anton, Tina https://padlet.com/rachthomas777/opatu12s8c5mr0mb/wish/2378188558 1. Crop Diversity
2. Crops that are adapted to local climates they. (ex. Almonds in California)
3. More robust storage techniques
4. Diversity of Clientele
5.  Communication platform between farmers and consumers

]]> 2022-11-10 07:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rachthomas777/opatu12s8c5mr0mb/wish/2378188558 Yang, Julie, Thomas https://padlet.com/rachthomas777/opatu12s8c5mr0mb/wish/2378200835 - Ease transport, selection regulations in times of crisis 
- create Farmer consortium to support each other (use internet)
- create platform where customers can order food directly from the farmer
- Diversify the crop rotation to be able to spread options for selling if the crisis takes longer
- Process the crops into something with higher shelf life / other value]]> 2022-11-10 07:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rachthomas777/opatu12s8c5mr0mb/wish/2378200835 Lin, Jin Yan(瑾妍), Shadia, Vira https://padlet.com/rachthomas777/opatu12s8c5mr0mb/wish/2378209076 1. Value added to the products: making the creative package, other processing from raw materials…..
2. Streamline distribution: cutting some agents (express, third parties..) for delivering from producers to markets
3. Create the agricultural center by government: government collects the agricultural products from all regions in a day and deliver to other within a day
4. Cooperation between Government and Micro-finance Institute (MFI) or bank: Gov should cooperate with the MFI or bank (world bank…) in order to provide some fund or loan with low interest rate for processing within their farms. 
5. Digital management:  to predict or calculate the amount of the product of the farms. with management the amount of food, it could maintain the price and not make the excess-amount issue

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