Bargearse on Nostr: Vegetable growers allege 'non-binding' agreements with supermarkets create oversupply ...
Vegetable growers allege 'non-binding' agreements with supermarkets create oversupply and waste
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-13/does-a-supermarket-duopoly-mean-more-food-waste/103559734
>According to food rescue group, OzHarvest, globally, 10 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions comes from food that was grown but not eaten.
>If wasted food was a country, it would rank as the world's third largest emitter of such gases, behind China and the US.
>"Globally, nearly half of food emissions come from road transport, with Australia sitting second in the world for the level of food transport emissions produced, one-third of which are from transporting fruits and vegetables," AUSVEG said in its submission.
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If true that's.. staggering ?
#ClimateChange #FoodWaste
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-13/does-a-supermarket-duopoly-mean-more-food-waste/103559734
>According to food rescue group, OzHarvest, globally, 10 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions comes from food that was grown but not eaten.
>If wasted food was a country, it would rank as the world's third largest emitter of such gases, behind China and the US.
>"Globally, nearly half of food emissions come from road transport, with Australia sitting second in the world for the level of food transport emissions produced, one-third of which are from transporting fruits and vegetables," AUSVEG said in its submission.
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If true that's.. staggering ?
#ClimateChange #FoodWaste