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It seems like you are making an unstated assumption that food being thrown away is a bad thing. I'm not convinced. Let's say a farmer wanted to reduce foodwast
by ggggtez 6y ago
It seems like you are making an unstated assumption that food being thrown away is a bad thing.
I'm not convinced. Let's say a farmer wanted to reduce foodwaste. So they only sold perfect fruit that they knew would get bought. That would drive up the prices of those perfect fruit AND there would be less fruit for sale in total.
Therefore, some amount of food waste should be acceptable to ensure the best outcome for everyone.
- TeMPOraL 6y ago> Let's say a farmer wanted to reduce foodwaste. So they only sold perfect fruit that they knew would get bought. Selling only perfect fruit is literally foodwaste right there. Fruits don't grow all perfect. If most of the fruit you see in store looks flawless, that literally means that most of the fruit harvested was either sold to another company or thrown away.
- ggggtez 6y ago>Selling only perfect fruit is literally foodwaste right there. Not to put too fine a point on it, but you haven't exactly explained why "food waste" is a bad thing. I've given a reason why it could be considered a good thing: it can reduce the cost and increase total food that is purchased. For an absurd example, see the "Eat your vegetables, because there are children starving in China" argument. Just because it would be nice if every hungry person had food, doesn't mean that letting any food go to waste is necessarily immoral by itself.
- ClikeX 6y agoI used to work in a tomato greenhouse. If a tomato had a spot? It doesn't go into the packaging for stores. It goes into the bin for Heinz.