New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri International has measured, and is now making plans to reduce, its carbon emissions. Through a collaborative project Zespri, the New Zealand farm ministry, Landcare Research, Massey University, Plant & Food Research and AgriLINK have measured emissions from the orchard in New Zealand through to European consumers.
The measurements align with the UK's PAS 2050. Zespri's study found that most of its emissions come from shipping (41 per cent) and that consumer consumption and disposal accounts for 22 per cent of all emissions. Orchard operations make up 17 per cent of the total, packhouse and coolstore processes 11 per cent and re-packing and retailer emissions nine per cent. Absolute emissions are calculated as 1.74kg of carbon equivalents per kg of kiwis. You can read more here.
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