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Food miles: How far does our food travel?

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Food miles: How far does our food travel?
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We investigate food miles and reveal how sustainable our diet is.

Quinoa travels approximately 7,300 miles by ship from Peru, while mangoes traveling by air from Bangladesh produce more than 5,000 kilograms of carbon dioxide to reach Greece.

In the age of globalization, food travels endless kilometers, leading to an unprecedented impasse.

Read more at cantina.protothema.gr

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Source: protothema.gr