Supermarkets should be at the forefront of supply chain efficiency

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Supermarkets are lead firms in value chains and we need to treat them as such, write Simon Roberts and Reena Das Nair

Digitalisation of food value chains involves creating an electronic footprint of the entire journey of the product and its certificationsSA supermarket chains are not only central to how markets work in Southern Africa — they can help improve supplier capabilities, especially for food products, and take a lead in the roll-out of digital technologies to enable more efficient supply chains critical for competitiveness and employment growth.

There is substantial employment potential in fruit production and the range of ancillary activities, such as packaging, logistics and cold chain facilities The strategies of the main supermarket chains can thus set the pace and direction of knowledge flows and upgrading in supply chains. Very substantial employment creation in a whole range of food value chains is at stake. For example, there is substantial employment potential in fruit production and the range of ancillary activities, such as packaging, logistics and cold chain facilities.

The Namibian government has signaled its commitment from the inception and understood that, from its side, it would have to address infrastructure backlogs and the cost of utilities to assist suppliers. Having a “custodian” for the charter in the Namibia trade forum further assists compliance, achieving concrete outcomes and reducing the risk of capture.

 

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