Three of the news items hitting the BBC top news list of today and what a contrast!
There is the severe floods in Kerala and the destruction it has brought about. Then there is the devastating drought in Australia. Two places suffering from two extremes of weather and climate. If only the rains were to fall in Australia and the sun shine down bright and hard on Kerala...!!
The third news item is in stark contrast to the other two nonetheless shows what happens when we have plenty! The news is about how one third of the vegetable and fruit produce never make it to the supermarkets in Europe, all because they are not the perfect shape and size or not good looking. Consumers won't pick up those and supermarkets don't want to take in these fruits and vegetables from the farmers. So what is the fate of these 'misshapen' produce? Thrown away as waste!
The most disgraceful aspect of the news itself was the use of words such as "ugly", "misshapen", "wonky", "blemished", "wrong size" to describe how the fruits and vegetables look! Really? I wonder if the floods of Kerala and the drought of Australia were to happen here, would people still go by the looks of the produce?
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