The Challenge of Reducing Food Carbon Footprint in a Developing Country

Sources of CO2 and other greenhouse gases are diverse, and are both natural and anthropogenic. Anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gases are generally becoming a threat to humankind as the earth’s temperature increases. For a long time, Increasing industrialization and urbanization were often the targeted anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gases. 

Recently however, approach to meeting the Climate Change Act target of 80% cut in greenhouse gases (GHGs) by 2050, in many developed countries, especially in Europe and Americas has shifted to commitment on farming and food , alternative energy use, especially as global population risk. Convery and Redmond noted that increase in food consumption in the European Union alone may account for about a third increase in carbon footprint in the region by consumers. In most developing countries, records of consumptions are scarce because of poor carbon accounting systems in these countries (if any awareness).  Read more>>>>>>>>>>>