Foodshed
Foodshed (http://www.foodshed.io) is a platform that focuses not on a regional or global market, but on local food markets. It tries to solve the inefficiencies of local food distribution and the accessibility of local food markets. Foodshed is a platform that can connect farmers and buyers within a 250-mile/400-kilometer radius, as shown in the following diagram, making it easier for small farmers to sell food/fresh produce and for buyers to get cheaper food/fresh produce.
Other key features of Foodshed include tracking and tracing of food in real-time and the implementation of route optimization to cut down on shipping costs for farmers. Foodshed is a single platform that contains both a mobile marketing app and a logistics platform ...
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