Question

What are the disadvantages of food miles?

Answer 1

Food miles:

1. Food miles means the distance food travels from where it is grown to where it is purchased or eaten by the end-user.

The disadvantages of food mile are as follows.

1. Food miles are responsible for global warming somewhere.
2. They are responsible for more droughts in places like Africa.
3. They cause more extreme natural disasters.
4. There production costs are high.
5. Food miles also have higher labor and capital costs.