In an important and timely new report released March 2011, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier de Schutter, has laid out a blue-print for how 9 billion people can be fed in accordance with the principles of both environmental sustainability, and social justice for the poorest people on earth.
Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig's National Food Policy Advisory Group has missed an opportunity. Its 'big food' members are unlikely to promote wider participation or embrace a new vision for the future of food and farming in Australia...
In its media release issued on 10 December 2010, accompanying the launch of its Manifesto, the Australian Food Sovereignty calls for the building of alternative national and local food systems based on the principles of resilience, fairness, democracy and sustainability.
IN A MOVE that places it at the centre of Australia's food supply, Monsanto has acquired a 19.9 pecent share of Western Australia's InterGrain, the company that produces seed for 40 percent of all wheat grown in Australia.
Date of release:18 August 2010 NEW ALLIANCE CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION IN FOOD POLICY An alliance of small businesses, family farmers, social enterprises, community organisations, and individuals working in food related areas...
In August 2010, the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance produced a ...