— Mike Robach , Chair of the GFSI ’ s Board of Directors bird , the farm it came from etc . We got a lot of positive feedback from our consumers so we ’ re looking at ways of expanding that . Traceability opportunities will be greatly enhanced as we work with suppliers and customers to incorporate this in a much broader fashion . The key for us , with blockchain in particular , is that it needs to have interoperability – we ’ ve got to have a system in place that ’ s going to allow all the players in the supply chain to participate in the program . This means that regardless of the technology providers themselves we ’ ll need a system that ’ s plug and play so whatever platform your company is using it will be able to connect seamlessly . The industry needs to focus on this so we can make sure we have the right incentives in place so that everybody , including the likes of small farmers and producers , can get in the game .”

Robach highlights another area which is

also growing and providing GFSI the opportunity to improve the way it manages its systems and help businesses with their transformation . “ Analytical technologies are coming

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