food miles

noun

Definitions

  1. The number of miles a particular item of food travels from its source of production to…

    The number of miles a particular item of food travels from its source of production to its place of retail or consumption, used as a measure of the environmental impact in the global food trade.

    • As a result of the rise in crude oil prices, the cost per food mile worldwide has soared.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for food miles. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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