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Horticulture exports face new threat as EU acts on food miles
Research by key European institutions has found that producing vegetables in a greenhouse produces nearly 20 times more carbon than those produced under the sun in Africa and South America, and airlifted to Europe. /Reuters
By Allan Odhiambo and Zeddy Sambu
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Posted Friday, July 31 2009 at 00:00
Posted Friday, July 31 2009 at 00:00
Eurobarometer’s findings are expected to rekindle the food miles debate that only fizzled out last with the publication of findings on the amount of pollution that arises from greenhouse farming.
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