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Title : Digital disruption from farm to fork: Tracking the food supply
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Source : Food Dive
Year : 2017
Link : http://www.fooddive.com/news/digital-disruption-from-farm-to-fork-tracking-the-food-supply/449108/
Country : United States of America
Commodity: All Food
Abstract: John Fryer is senior director of industry solutions at Stratus Technologies, where he is responsible for go-to-market strategies and industry initiatives across all the company’s product lines. He has more than 25 years of experience with systems and software products in a variety of engineering, marketing and executive roles at startups and major companies, including Motorola, Emerson Network Power and Oracle. His experience includes more than 15 years working with high-availability solutions for the enterprise and networking industries. By 2050, the Earth’s population is set to swell from 7 billion to 9 billion. According to a 2015 report from the World Resources Institute, the agricultural sector will need to increase production by approximately 25% in order to meet the resulting demand.