# Ways to Green the Food Supply Chain

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2017/05/ways-to-green-the-food-supply-chain/
- Published: 2017-05-01T06:01:51-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

Energy efficiency has been on everyone’s mind in the last few years. Experts are
looking into ways to make the general food chain more ecologically conscious. That’s
in addition to converting farm waste into energy. Why? because it’s one of the most
efficient ways to reduce our carbon footprint while earning additional income as
well. The process of converting waste into energy or farm fuel can generate as much
as twenty-eight billion dollars in 2016. This is a significant increase from eighteen
billion dollars in 2012.

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Additionally, advancements in logistic technology can make it much easier to transport
food while reducing its environmental impact. Refrigerated boxcars can hold upwards
of four truckloads. That’s while reducing all of the harmful emissions that the 
same number of trucks would end up producing. These railways will be able to move
all across the country while utilizing green technology. 

Life cycle assessments can bring better farming techniques and animal awareness 
to farmers and those who regularly work with the meat industry. Collaborating with
farmers and adjusting the way that they are paid will end up bringing much larger
improvements into the food handling industry itself, starting at the source.

There are numerous ways that suppliers can make their practices greener as well.
Major corporations can work with scorecards to see their carbon emissions and adjust
them in order for their practices to become greener and healthier for the planet.

To learn more about the many ways we can create a more sustainable and eco-friendly
food supply chain, checkout this infographic below created by Marylhurst University’s
[Online MBA in Sustainable Business program](https://web.archive.org/web/20150328161155/http://onlinedegrees.marylhurst.edu:80/sustainability/).

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[Marylhurst University Online](https://web.archive.org/web/20150328161155/http://onlinedegrees.marylhurst.edu:80/sustainability/)

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