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Hidden costs of 'broken' agrifood systems exceed US$10 trillion a year

The food on our tables often comes with high, unseen costs to our health, environment and society, a new FAO report finds.

The price you pay is only part of the true cost of food, a new FAO report says.
The price you pay is only part of the true cost of food, a new FAO report says. (AN/RPowers)

That double cheeseburger, cold can of soda and bag of salty corn chips you ordered cost a lot more than you may have thought: a new report finds the true costs of agrifood systems to our health and planet are staggering.

The "hidden costs" of industrial agriculture and food systems come to at least US$10 trillion a year or roughly 10% of global GDP, according a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization.

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