20 Apr 2020 --- Weaknesses within global trade processes have come to fore due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Blockchain is now being leveraged to help address two primary industry challenges related to COVID-19 – the speed of trade and curbing the actual spread of disease. FoodIngredientsFirst catches up with James Green, Chief Marketing Officer of Singapore-based blockchain provider dltledgers, to further examine how the “urgent need” for the digitization of cross-border trade is exacerbated during the pandemic.