Is rice is the least sustainable product in your shopping basket ?
by Louis Thwaites
Feb 09, 2024
3 minutes
It may be the world’s most consumed crop, but while the global footprint of meat and dairy are often debated, is rarely on the agenda. Yet its impact on climate change is devastating. After beef, rice is the second biggest emitter of global in all food production. At 2.1 gigatonnes per year, more than double the emissions of global air travel. Rice also uses more water than any other crop: as much as
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