‘Rescued’ kiwifruit finds a good home 等外的獼猴桃找到了消費(fèi)渠道 避免了浪費(fèi)
NZ Food Network redistributes tonnes of nutritious fruit to food banks.新西蘭食品網(wǎng)絡(luò)將數(shù)噸營養(yǎng)水果重新分配給食品銀行。
Kiwifruit is increasingly being used to help feed communities in need through the New Zealand Food Network (NZFN).
The country’s largest food support charity and national food rescue, New Zealand Food Network (NZFN) and its packhouse partners rescued and redistributed 160 tonnes of kiwifruit in 2024, and there continues to be growing demand for support to get healthy food into vulnerable New Zealand communities, said NZFN chief executive Gavin Findlay.
With the support of Zespri, NZFN is leading the charge to increase access to nutritious kai and reduce food waste in the agriculture sector.
獼猴桃正越來越多地通過新西蘭食品網(wǎng)絡(luò)（NZFN）用于幫助有需要的社區(qū)。
新西蘭食品網(wǎng)絡(luò)首席執(zhí)行官加文·芬德利表示，該國最大的食品支持慈善機(jī)構(gòu)和國家食品救援機(jī)構(gòu)新西蘭食品網(wǎng)絡(luò)（NZFN）及其包裝廠合作伙伴在2024年拯救并重新分配了160噸獼猴桃，對支持的需求繼續(xù)增長，以使健康食品進(jìn)入新西蘭弱勢社區(qū)。
在Zespri的支持下，新西蘭國民陣線正在領(lǐng)導(dǎo)一項行動，以增加獲得營養(yǎng)豐富的kai的機(jī)會，減少農(nóng)業(yè)部門的食物浪費(fèi)。
▲Red kiwifruit
“Fresh produce must pass through many hoops before it ends up on the supermarket shelves, such as needing to last long export journeys, or meeting quality standards – meaning some of the annual harvest doesn’t make the cut but is still good to eat,” said Findlay.
“With the help of our network of incredible organisations, we’re making sure that it’s going towards nourishing Kiwis who need it most.”
Kiwifruit is among the most nutrient-dense fruits available, with a single Gold kiwifruit providing an entire day’s worth of vitamin C.
芬德利說：“新鮮農(nóng)產(chǎn)品在進(jìn)入超市貨架之前必須經(jīng)過很多環(huán)節(jié)，比如需要長途出口，或者達(dá)到質(zhì)量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)——這意味著一些年度收成雖然不達(dá)標(biāo)，但仍然可以吃?！?。
“在我們令人難以置信的組織網(wǎng)絡(luò)的幫助下，我們正在確保它能夠滋養(yǎng)最需要它的新西蘭人?！?br />
獼猴桃是目前營養(yǎng)最豐富的水果之一，一顆金獼猴桃可以提供一整天的維生素C。
▲‘Rescued’ kiwifruit
Since April, NZFN has already distributed kiwifruit to more than 80 organisations across the country. The popular Red kiwifruit started arriving at NZFN at the beginning of March from Seeka to be redistributed to its 65 nationwide Food Hubs, which support local organisations on the front lines. Around 150 bins of Red kiwifruit were processed. Gold kiwifruit processing and distribution is now underway.
自4月以來，NZFN已經(jīng)向全國80多個組織分發(fā)了獼猴桃。受歡迎的紅獼猴桃于3月初從Seeka開始抵達(dá)NZFN，然后重新分發(fā)到其65個全國性的食品中心，這些中心為前線的當(dāng)?shù)亟M織提供支持。大約加工了150箱紅獼猴桃。黃金獼猴桃的加工和分銷正在進(jìn)行中。
Zespri head of global public affairs Michael Fox said the focus is always on getting as much growers’ fruit to market as possible but “we’re proud to work with NZFN to ensure that fresh and healthy kiwifruit which doesn’t quite meet our export standards but is still delicious and safe to eat, reaches those in need and makes a positive impact on our communities”.
Zespri全球公共事務(wù)負(fù)責(zé)人Michael Fox表示，我們的重點始終是讓盡可能多的種植者的水果進(jìn)入市場，但“我們很自豪能與NZFN合作，確保新鮮健康的獼猴桃——雖然不太符合我們的出口標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，但仍然美味安全——能夠到達(dá)有需要的人手中，并對我們的社區(qū)產(chǎn)生積極影響”。
▲‘Rescued’ kiwifruit
The initiative comes as NZFN’s most recent Food Security Snapshot revealed that over half a million people are now being supported by NZFN’s Food Hubs every month, with about a third of monthly recipients never seeking food support before.
該倡議出臺之際，新西蘭國民陣線最新的《糧食安全快照》顯示，目前每月有50多萬人得到新西蘭國民陣線糧食中心的支持，其中約三分之一的每月受助者以前從未尋求過糧食支持。
Yet alongside this increase in demand, the volumes of surplus donations have remained flat, causing many Food Hubs to reduce the size of food parcels or even turn away new recipients.
然而，隨著需求的增加，剩余捐款的數(shù)量保持不變，導(dǎo)致許多食品中心減少了食品包裹的大小，甚至拒絕了新的接受者。
“Food insecurity remains a critical issue for many New Zealanders,” said Findlay.
“With many of our Food Hubs struggling with stock levels, collaboration between the private and public sector is important to plug those gaps in supply and ensure that good, nutritious produce is going to communities in need rather than ending up in the bin.”
芬德利說：“糧食不安全仍然是許多新西蘭人的一個關(guān)鍵問題?！薄?br /> “由于我們的許多食品中心都在努力應(yīng)對庫存水平，私營和公共部門之間的合作對于填補(bǔ)這些供應(yīng)缺口并確保優(yōu)質(zhì)、營養(yǎng)的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品流向有需要的社區(qū)而不是最終進(jìn)入垃圾桶非常重要。”
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