Agricultural economist Thia Hennessy says she is concerned about supermarkets selling fruit and vegetables at low prices as part of promotions in Ireland. According to Professor Hennessy, dean of Cork University Business School, the practice may be causing an increase in food waste.
"When I walk into a supermarket the week before Christmas and I can buy a bag of carrots for 29c because they are on promotion, that does bother me because I know it costs a lot more financially to bring that bag to market, a lot more environmentally as well."
Hennessy states that Ireland has the fifth highest level of food wastage in the EU, and is 15% higher than the EU average. Research from the Environmental Protection Agency showed that fruit and vegetables are the most common types of food waste.
Source: rte.ie