University of Tokyo (Japan)
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G20 Italy 2021

Enhancing food supply chain resilience through the utilisation of digital and sequence information technologies
Policy area: Digital Governance, Security and Connectivity
Venkatachalam Anbumozhi (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)), Suresh Babu (International Food Policy Research Institute), Carlos Andrea Bollino (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)), Wendy Craig (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Watertown, Massachusetts (USA)), Ponmalai Kulandivelu (Periyar University, Tamil Nadu (India)), Felix Moronta-Barrios (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Watertown, Massachusetts (USA)), Eji Yamaji (University of Tokyo (Japan))
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