Rising oil prices will impact food supplies


Posted: 13 Sep 2005 by Danielle Murray, People & the Planet.



From farm to plate, the modern food system relies heavily on cheap oil. And as food undergoes more processing and travels farther, the gobal food system consumes ever more energy each year. But, as the present shortage of refined oil shows, the days of cheap oil are probably over. So what are the implications for food supplies? Danielle Murray reports

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