Development and use of technologies to increase food crop production will improve both local food security and nutritional security for atoll populations. This manual provides guidelines for growing four root crops in atoll conditions: sweet potato, taro, cassava and yam.

The Australian government recently delivered its first Voluntary National Review on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. ASAP Oceania has coordinated experts on several aspects of poverty to write brief, accessible responses to what the government writes about poverty (understood in a broad, multi-dimensional sense) in this review.

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.

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...

This article argues that low-to-middle income Australians are facing the challenges of trying to maintain or improve their food security status, with similarities to those described in lower income groups, and should be included in approaches to prevent or address food insecurity.