12. Food Waste

AgriFood Matters by UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science

Mar 10, 202200:23:20Science & Medicine

In Ireland, we generate more than one million tonnes of food waste every year, while globally It is estimated that food waste generates about 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. In this episode we talk to two r...

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