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To create a sustainable and resilient fruit and vegetable distribution system, it is useful to first try to understand the current one.
This work maps out Victoria's fruit and vegetable freight movements from production to fork and analyses the greenhouse gas emissions produced through these movements. The analysis is focused only on the transport components of the supply chain, including refrigeration within transport where required, but it does not include energy use of emissions from production, processing, packaging etc.
It is hoped that this work will also support further exploration of the circumstances in Victoria where new systems of F&V distribution could achieve significant GHG reductions and reduced vulnerability to oil scarcity / price escalations.
This project was conducted by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at CSIRO, and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it from Food Chain Intelligence. For general information, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at the Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab. For technical information, contact one of these authors.
This report is part of a larger food freight project - see also project description and Best Practice Food Distribution Systems.