Price swings, upswings in particular, represent a major threat to food security in developing countries. Hardest-hit are the poor. According to the World Bank, in 2010-2011 rising food costs pushed nearly 70 million people into extreme poverty. “Food Prices – …
The observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty can be traced back to 17 October 1987. On that day, over a hundred thousand people gathered at the Trocadéro in Paris, where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights …
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 October 2011 Read more »
World Fisheries Day is celebrated every year on 21 November throughout the world. Fishing communities celebrate this day through rallies, workshops, public meetings, cultural programs, dramas, exhibition, music show, and demonstrations to highlight the importance of maintaining the world’s fisheries. …
In its 2010 election commitment the Australian Government indicated that the key aims for a National Food Plan were to integrate food policy by looking at the whole food supply chain, to protect Australia’s food security, and to develop a …
National Food Plan consultation – deadline for submissions extended to 2 September 2011 Read more »
The Wollongong Harvest Festival on Sunday 15 May 2011 is a community festival to celebrate local food production, backyard food growing and sustainable food production and consumption. The 2010 Harvest Festival was a great success, attracting over 1500 local residents.
Food sensitive planning and urban design (FSPUD) recognises that access to healthy, sustainable and equitable food is an essential part of achieving liveable communities. The new resource – Food Sensitive Planning and Urban Design: A conceptual framework for achieving a …
Food Sensitive Planning and Urban Design (FSPUD) Report Released Read more »
“Source to Sea” is an ABC Landline story about balancing urban sprawl with food production in some of the nation’s most fertile farming areas. Much of the debate in the Sydney basin focuses on the demand for new residential developments. …
Source to Sea: the river and farms on the fringe of Australia’s biggest city Read more »
FRESH the movie celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing the food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of American agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion …
Spreading urbanisation and population growth are putting pressure on agricultural lands on the fringes of Sydney. The NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service e-brief Agriculture in the Sydney Region: historical and current perspectives presents an overview of the history of policies …
Research e-brief – Agriculture in the Sydney Region: historical and current perspectives Read more »
Landshare Australia brings together people who have a passion for home-grown food, connecting those who have land to share with those who need land for cultivating food. The concept of Landshare began in the UK, launched through the River Cottage …