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“
GATEKEEPER
EXPRESS PROVIDES
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
FARMERS TO TAKE THAT
FIRST STEP ONTO THE
LADDER IN A WAY THAT IS
SUITED TO THEIR BUSINESS.
Collaboration, however, across the industry increases the data’s
insight value and helps to create robust supply chains, which is crucial
as consolidation increases. There is much work to do in encouraging
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supply chains to work more closely together, but the tools are
here presenting the opportunity to transform the efficiency and
profitability of the sector.
“We are independent from the supply chain and therefore have
no interest in what products a farmer buys. We are integration
specialists that can connect systems, experts in managing within-
field, geospatial data and it’s my belief that all of these attributes
are needed to help farmers and the supply chain work together
for the common goal of advancing the agricultural industry,”
added McCracken.
As an example of how data could be used for the benefit of all
in a supply chain, specialists and charities have published wide-
ranging research on best-practice for the food and grocery industry,
demonstrating the waste created by inefficient supply chain
management and the resulting financial impact:
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