This report provides a national picture of public food procurement to date. It is designed as both a practical evidence base and a call to action for those shaping Australia’s food system. It is for policymakers across all levels of government, sustainable food system allies, investors, food system actors, and partners from the paddock to the food service kitchen and community. 

The report provides insights, data and stories that demonstrate what’s possible when procurement, policy and partnerships align toward a more sustainable, resilient and equitable food future. It demonstrates that sustainable, healthy and equitable food procurement is achievable within existing systems – but only if governments, institutions and programs, practitioners/food actors and funders work together.

The report offers:

• a baseline for action
• a snapshot of opportunities, challenges and progress
• examples and mechanisms for success from an international scan
• highlights of where and how targeted investment and effort can deliver real system-wide change.