PARIS, June 8 — Farmers worldwide receive barely a quarter of what consumers spend at the grocery store, and even less for food consumed outside the home, researchers reported yesterday.
“Most of the value addition in the global food economy is not on farm but rather is the processing, manufacturing, distribution and service activities closer to the consumer.” “Greenhouse gas emissions is a good example,” said Barrett, pointing to the carbon pollution generated by all the steps in the value chain. “So is water use.”
They found that, on average, farmers receive 27 per cent of what is paid for foods consumers eat at home. The already vast proportion of food dollars going to post-farm activities is only likely to increase, the study concluded.
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