The Environmental Impacts of Greenhouse Agriculture in Almería, Spain | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

If you look at a satellite image of Spain, you will observe a white dot in the South East of the peninsula often referred to as the ‘Orchard of Europe’. The plastic greenhouses making up that white dot supply many European supermarkets with their affordable produce. But how sustainable is this high-yield agricultural system?

Article by Inés Oort Alonso
Read by Inés Oort Alonso
Graphics by Eloise Adler
Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu

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Timestamps

00:06 Intro
01:23 High-yield farming uses less land
02:34 Greenhouses create a sea of plastic
04:23 Pressure on groundwater sources
06:15 Sustainable progress in Almerian horticulture
08:20 A greener future
09:26 Credits

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