Therefore "one food mile" is defined as transporting one ton of food one kilometer.
Is local better? Some people argue that long food miles are detrimental to the environment as well as to the quality of the food. They claim that transporting food over vast distances greatly increases CO2 emissions that contribute to global warming. Many advocates of shorter food miles support "local food movements" that encourage consumers to buy locally produced food.
[Translation from English to Japanese ] Therefore "one food mile" is defined as transporting one ton of food one kilo...
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