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Too much salt: the growing threat that salinity poses to global food production


This research asserts that poor irrigation techniques have increased salinity in much of the world’s farmland. Soil salinisation threatens major economic losses for countries with large agricultural sectors, both by lowering the available crop yield and the costly methods used in trying to solve the issue.
Discussion paper

Meat: the future – a roadmap for delivering 21st-century protein


Academic analysis shows it will be impossible for a global population of 10 billion to consume the amount and type of protein typical of current diets in North America and Europe if we want to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper identifies four specific strategies for delivering 21st-century protein.
Journal article

Development of Australia's front‐of‐pack interpretative nutrition labelling Health Star Rating system: lessons for public health advocates

This article argues that actions to improve nutrition are often highly contested, particularly if the desired outcome competes with commercial interests. However, by deploying a structured approach to public health advocacy, it is possible to influence government, despite opposition from commercial interests.
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Health star rating system: five year review report


This rerview examined the impact of the Health Star Rating (HSR) System against its specific objectives. In short, the HSR is performing well, but some improvements are needed.
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Independent Assurance Review of New Zealand’s biosecurity international border defences for passenger and mail pathways


This review was commissioned by the Ministry for Primary Industries after the detection of a Queensland Fruit Fly in Auckland’s North Shore in February 2019 and was conducted by Australia’s newly-appointed Inspector-General of Biosecurity, Rob Delane.