Phil Renaud, executive director of The Risk Institute in the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University, discusses how the persistent drought in the western U.S. is forcing food supply chains to rethink their sourcing strategies, as well as pursue longer-term initiatives for coping with the effects of climate change.

There’s an opportunity to improve food supply chain logistics and planning with a future-proofing mindset. No element requires more consideration and investment in this regard than transparency.

Food loss within the supply chain has been an issue for decades, and has reached epic proportions in recent years.

America’s massive food waste problem touches nearly every facet of society, from the farms that produce our food to what we put on our plates.