Fresh Produce Most Environmentally Friendly
A conference in Sweden discussing environmentally friendly produce production was told that fresh produce is amongst the most environment friendly foods available.
The conference was organized by the Swedish European Union presidency and was held as part of the build up to the Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference.
Delegates to the conference made the point that fresh produce generates a smaller average carbon footprint than foods such as cheese meat and coffee.
Data from a study conducted in 2002 suggests that the average carbon emission resulting from a kilogram of fresh green vegetables was 1.67 Kg compared with 19.30 Kg per kilogram of beef.
Delegates acknowledged that much of the carbon emissions associated with food production are as a result of transportation, and that improvements could be made to the supply chain.Currently, 25-30% of total consumption related to greenhouse gas emissions are estimated to come from farm-to-fork food production.
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