Food industry and trade
Report
World food day 2018: the state of global food security and implications for rural Australia
Although Australia boasts a high level of income per capita and high levels of food security, there are still barriers to food security, especially in rural and remote regions.
Report
Foodbank hunger report 2018
This report reveals that an alarming 4 million Australians have experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months. Over the past year in country areas, 1.5 million Australians have experienced the uncertainty of not knowing where their next meal will come from. This means people in regional and remote areas are 33% more likely to...
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Is two-thirds of Australia's food production reliant on bee pollination?
Fruit and vegetable magnate Robert Costa claims that two-thirds of Australia's food production relies on bee pollination.
Journal article
Carbon pricing of food in Australia: an analysis of the health, environmental and public finance impacts
Climate policies that integrate the price of greenhouse gas emissions into the price of food commodities in Australia are compatible with public health objectives to reduce diet‐related disease mortality.
Report
Cereal stockpiles are likely to prevent short-term shortage and avert a global food crisis
With many major food producing countries experiencing a decline in cereal production in 2018, there are fears that the world could face a looming shortage of key food commodities. That fear is misplaced, however, due to the large volume of food commodities that have been stockpiled over the past five years.