During the pandemic, worldwide searches for ‘food delivery’ and ‘local food’ reached all time high last year on Google. However, in Britain, for example, just 17% of fruit and half of vegetables are grown locally. Rest comes from international trade. The average storage capacity of a supermarket is only one day’s worth of fresh products. Post-Covid, this supply chain will need a buffer – access to local fresh produce when international supply is disrupted. Local systems with fewer steps between grower and consumer can also support more organic and sustainable farming.
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