Sustainable Spuds and Other Fresh Produce – It’s all in the Storage & Packaging

Dr Carvalho will talk about the importance of crop storage, providing a case study of that great British staple, the potato. The talk will include a discussion on the do’s and the don’ts of post harvest storage, its importance for food security and how it effects your wallet!

Public pressure has led to the food industry, responsible for most single-use plastic pollution, to pledge to reduce virgin plastic packaging and potentially switch to alternative packaging. Will this response have an impact on land litter and ocean pollution, or could a knee jerk reaction potentially result in a food waste problem which exacerbates climate change? Dr Fisher will discuss the pros and cons of fresh produce food packaging, the options and the alternatives available .