VAWS: Rural Alaskan Fresh Food Supply Chains and Constraints

Speaker: Mike Jones, UAA Institute of Social Economic Research

Delivering goods to Alaska and distributing them throughout our on- and off-road communities is a formidable challenge. Long, complex supply chains, gaps in infrastructure, and extreme weather all contribute to significant hurdles and costs in retail food delivery, especially for perishables. This presentation explores how infrastructure outages, level of community remoteness, and seasonal fluctuations in supply chain performance affect the availability of fresh produce and drive spoilage during transit.