{"id":10355,"date":"2022-02-22T06:27:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T06:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solaal.org\/antigaspi-lexemple-irlandais-de-meade-potato-co\/"},"modified":"2022-02-22T06:27:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T06:27:01","slug":"antigaspi-lexemple-irlandais-de-meade-potato-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solaal.org\/antigaspi-lexemple-irlandais-de-meade-potato-co\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigaspi : l\u2019exemple irlandais de Meade Potato Co."},"content":{"rendered":"

– See below the English version –<\/em><\/p>\n

Pas une pomme de terre, pas une \u00e9pluchure ne sont perdues par la famille Meade<\/a>, \u00e0 la t\u00eate d\u2019une des plus grosses exploitations mara\u00eech\u00e8res irlandaises. Est-ce parce que la pomme de terre renvoie \u00e0 l\u2019une des plus grandes famines europ\u00e9ennes qui frappa l\u2019Irlande entre 1845 et 1852, notamment en raison du mildiou\u00a0qui a ravag\u00e9 la production ? Force est de constater que la lutte contre le gaspillage alimentaire est visc\u00e9rale chez ces producteurs.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tout part du champ. Le responsable des cultures explique que tout est mis en \u0153uvre pour minimiser les pertes et les co\u00fbts, dans une d\u00e9marche de d\u00e9veloppement durable : contr\u00f4les journaliers de la production, r\u00e9duction d\u2019intrants.<\/p>\n

Chaque fois que l\u2019entreprise se d\u00e9veloppe, elle inclut dans son business plan <\/em>la gestion des d\u00e9chets qui deviennent des co-produits. Ainsi, lorsque la d\u00e9cision fut prise d\u2019aller sur le segment des pommes de terre \u00e9pluch\u00e9es, des recherches ont \u00e9t\u00e9 men\u00e9es sur l\u2019utilisation de l\u2019eau n\u00e9cessaire \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9pluchage. Cette eau, riche en amidon, fait l\u2019objet d\u2019\u00e9tudes pour devenir un co-produit \u00e0 valeur ajout\u00e9e pour l\u2019alimentation animale. Concernant les pommes de terre dites invendables, elles servent \u00e9galement \u00e0 l\u2019alimentation animale mais l\u2019entreprise Meade r\u00e9fl\u00e9chit \u00e0 d\u2019autres valorisations\u00a0!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Cela s\u2019inscrit \u00e9galement dans une d\u00e9marche globale de RSE (Responsabilit\u00e9 soci\u00e9tale de l\u2019entreprise) qui explique la pr\u00e9sence d\u2019une \u00e9olienne sur l\u2019exploitation, d\u2019un syst\u00e8me de filtration de l\u2019eau qui permet de la r\u00e9utiliser jusqu\u2019\u00e0 90 %, de ruches, l\u2019accueil du public pour le sensibiliser \u00e0 la lutte contre le gaspillage, la prise en compte du bien-\u00eatre des salari\u00e9s et un souci permanent de consultation des parties prenantes pour \u00e9laborer de nouveaux projets.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, <\/em>Meade donne r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement \u00e0 des associations d\u2019aide alimentaire depuis 2005 et notamment apr\u00e8s r\u00e9colte, lors de glanages.<\/p>\n

Cette d\u00e9marche globale est bien-s\u00fbr r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement r\u00e9compens\u00e9e par de nombreux prix. Elle illustre aussi le bon sens paysan\u2026<\/p>\n

NB\u00a0: <\/em>La visite de l\u2019exploitation agricole Meade Potato Company a \u00e9t\u00e9 organis\u00e9e au cours d\u2019un Focus Group europ\u00e9en du r\u00e9seau EIP-AGRI<\/a>, dispositif mis en place par la Commission europ\u00e9enne avec pour objectif de permettre l\u2019\u00e9change des bonnes pratiques agricoles et de formuler des recommandations \u00e0 l\u2019attention des agriculteurs.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Food waste\u00a0: the best practice with Meade potato company<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not a single potato nor peeling are wasted by the Meade family, at the head of one of the biggest Irish vegetable companies. Is it because the potato takes us back to one of the worst famines in Europe, which struck Ireland between 1845 and 1852, notably because of the mildew which ravaged the crops? Note that food waste is visceral to these growers.<\/p>\n

It starts in the field. The farm manager explains that everything is done to minimise waste and loss, in a sustainable approach: daily checks, reduction of inputs.<\/p>\n

Each time the company grows, they include waste management in their business plan, so that waste becomes by-products. Thus, when they decided to go into the peeled potato segment, research was led into the way water needed for peeling could be used. This water, rich in starch, has been the focus of studies which suggest it could become a by-product with an added value for the animal feed. Concerning potatoes considered \u201cunsellable\u201d, they are used for animal feed, but Meade co. are thinking about other reuses!<\/p>\n

All of this is part of a global CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) approach which explains the presence of a wind turbine on the farm, a water filter system that permits a reuse of up to 90%, inviting the general public to raise awareness of the fight against food waste, taking into account the well-being of their employees, and the permanent concern of including stakeholders to set up new projects.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, Meade co. has been giving regularly to charities since 2005, and in particular after harvest, thanks to gleaning projects.<\/p>\n

Of course this global approach is awarded numerous prizes. It reflects the common sense of the peasant!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

– See below the English version – Pas une pomme de terre, pas une \u00e9pluchure ne sont perdues par la famille Meade, \u00e0 la t\u00eate d\u2019une des plus grosses exploitations mara\u00eech\u00e8res irlandaises. Est-ce parce que la pomme de terre renvoie \u00e0 l\u2019une des plus grandes famines europ\u00e9ennes qui frappa l\u2019Irlande entre 1845 et 1852, notamment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crosspost_to_3":false,"_crosspost_to_18":false,"_crosspost_to_21":false,"_crosspost_to_25":false,"_crosspost_to_26":false,"_crosspost_to_27":false,"_crosspost_to_28":false,"_crosspost_to_29":false,"_crosspost_to_30":false,"_crosspost_to_31":false,"_crosspost_to_32":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solaal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10355"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solaal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solaal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solaal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solaal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.solaal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solaal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solaal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solaal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solaal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}