Institute of Natural Resources
The Cape water crisis and the UK fruit system
Dr Tim Hess2017-06-12T16:07:36+01:0012/06/2017|Tags: agrifood, food supply chain, fruit imports, Institute of Natural Resources, UK imports, water, water crisis, Western Cape|
The UK imports 327,000 tons of fresh fruits from South Africa each year, being the second most important source after Spain. In particular, a large proportion of the UK’s imports of grapefruit (32%), oranges (23%), ‘easy-peelers’ ...