date:Aug 27, 2012
ll land in the US goes to agriculture; some 25 per cent of all the freshwater consumed in this country, along with four per cent of the oil, goes into producing food that is never eaten. Moreover, uneaten food accounts for 23 per cent of all methane emissions in the US - a potent climate change pollutant.
Increasing the efficiency of our food system is a triple-bottom-line solution that requires collaborative efforts by businesses, governments and consumers. Specifically:
The US governmen