The food system is increasingly reliant on a multitude of data-driven technologies that connect global supply chains and underpin productivity, trade and security. Improved governance of data exchange — through a data trust framework — will drive sustainable business growth and secure wider public benefits.
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This paper presents work funded by the Food Standards Agency (project ref. FS301083) and the EPSRC Internet of Food Things DE Network (EP/R045127/1).
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Brewer, S., Pearson, S., Maull, R. et al. A trust framework for digital food systems. Nat Food 2, 543–545 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00346-1
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