In 2007, ‘locavore’ – a person who only eats food grown or produced within a 100-mile (161km) radius – was the Oxford Word of the Year. Now, 15 years later, University of Sydney researchers urge it to trend once more . They have found that 19 percent of global food system greenhouse gas emissions are caused by transportation.
This is up to seven times higher than previously estimated, and far exceeds the transport emissions of other commodities. For example, transport accounts for only seven percent of industry and utilities emissions.
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Smart farming tools set to help slash grain losses nationwide
China DailyJuly 29, 2025
China has intensified efforts to build a nationwide food loss reduction system that covers production, storage, distribution and consumption, officials said at a recent conference in Shandong province.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has rolled out targeted strategies along the agricultural supply chain — from field to table — with a focus on improving farm management, disaster prevention, storage and transportation, Vice-Minister Zhang Zhili said.
In 2024, mechanical harvest loss rates for wheat stood at 0.93 percent, rice at 1.76 percent and corn at 2.06 percent — a drop of 1 to 2 percentage points compared with 2021, Zhang said at the 2025 International Conference on Reducing Food Loss and Waste.
More than 25 billion kilograms of grain loss have been prevented in the past three years. Losses due to pests and diseases were kept below 5 percent, and losses in grain and oil processing...
⚖️ Two men who cut down the famous ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree and damaged a section of Hadrian’s Wall have been jailed today at Newcastle Crown Court. Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were both previously convicted of criminal damage in September 2023.
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