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Geothermal Energy Could Offer New Agricultural Opportunities in Developing Countries (New Food - News Release)

If applied on a global scale, geothermal drying could increase the availability of food by up to 20 percent.

The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published a report on the use of geothermal energy in offering cost efficient, sustainable food production and processing in developing countries.

In some developing economies, as much as half of all food produced is lost post-harvest – that’s due in part to a lack of affordable energy for food processing, according to “Uses of Geothermal Energy in Food and Agriculture”. The drying of food products using geothermal heat could enable for the utilization of food that is currently either thrown away or spoiled due to lack of suitable storage facilities. If applied on a global scale, geothermal drying could increase the availability of food by up to 20 percent.

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