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Legal validation: 7/4/2011
Food and drink
Being well acquainted with and practicing sustainable food and drink methods means taking environmental, health and social concerns into account.
Introduction
There is a problem with food supplies in the world. There have been dramatic rises in world food prices in recent years, creating a global crisis and causing political and economical instability and social unrest in both poor and developed nations. Causes include : Unseasonable droughts in grain producing nations. Rising oil prices, which further heighten the costs of fertilizers, food transport and industrial agriculture. Increasing use of bio fuels in developed countries. Increasing demand for a more varied diet. Falling world food (...) Read more
Where does food come from?
Changes in attitudes from consumers mainly reflected by their stronger awareness of the food, sustainability and health issues could be a guiding role in future food production methods. Read more
How do we choose foods ?
How do we prepare food?
In this section we aim to give consumers the necessary information to make good use of food and drink, protecting the nutrients, reducing wastage of food and energy, etc. Read more
