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AFRA on This Climate Business
Our Interim GM Iain Lees-Galloway, alongside Kaitlin Dawson, Executive Director of chatted with Vincent Heeringa, about the critical issue of food waste and the vital role our members play in ensuring surplus food ends up on plates rather than in landfills.
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