Food Security Priority: Nash

NSW Nationals Senator, Fiona Nash, says future food security is a major issue in Australia and around the globe.

But she is worried the Federal government has no vision on how it wants rural Australia to look in 20 to 30 years or the policies required to ensure food security is taken care of in 2050, when the world’s population increases by about 40 percent to 9.1 billion, demanding more food be produced on less arable land and with less water.

 

Senator Nash says Australia must also position itself to take full advantage of opportunities to feed developing nations, and not only ensure domestic food security is controlled.

 

“People pull down the shudders and say it will never happen and don’t think about this issue but it is entirely possible,” she said.  Read More 

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