April 2020, Southeast Asia 

The government continues to adopt technology to combat the possible threat of food security amid the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.

The Department of Agriculture will partner with ride-hailing app Grab and other enterprises with an online-driven platform to speed up movement of food and agricultural products from provinces to consumers.

Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the DA is beefing up its technology-steering Kadiwa Online and Kadiwa Express.
The Kadiwa Express will use cloud and other information systems in tracking goods, including radio frequency identification, that can monitor where goods are located, while in transit or where the blockade in their transport happens.

Meanwhile, e-Kadiwa or Kadiwa Online will enable consumers to order agricultural goods at their fingertips through their phones and portable devices.