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6、rifood tech startups are aiming to solve the following challenges: food waste, CO2 emissions, chemical residues and run-off, drought, labor shortages, health and sugar consumption, opaque supply chains, distribution inefficiencies, food safety and traceability, farm efficiency and profitability, and