How are B2C e-commerce Food Crowd and B2B platform OneAgrix tackling food security amid the pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of the world’s agrifood supply chain and accelerated nations’ food security efforts in terms of production and distribution. Amid this scenario, digitalization has become a necessity and many industry stakeholders have had to quickly transform their logistics and points of sales to meet needs and demand.
In the UAE, the e-grocery market jumped almost fourfold from 2019 to the third quarter of 2020 and is now worth some $1.12 billion, according to one study. The sector is getting crowded but this has not stopped the entrance of a new B2C platform just last month.
Joining the long list of e-grocers is Food Crowd, that has a distinct competitive advantage: it has direct access to produce from its parent company, the agribusiness group Al Dahra that also deals in food commodities and supply chain management.
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