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The following is an opinion piece, intended to generate some discussion about Australia's food security:
Australia's food security is under threat from our government blindly following the free trade addenda. In theory Free Trade create an interdependence among nations reducing the risk of wars between nations. The Australian government obviously doesn't believe some aspects of this theory as it is planning to spend billions of dollars on defense hardware in coming years. In times of conflict, a countries ability to feed itself is fundamental to its security. There is no point in having a strong defense force if we depend on hostile countries for our food supply. The current mining boom is bringing people into the country to dig holes but doing nothing for our long term sustainability. Booms are always followed by busts, when the current boom ends we could find ourselves unable to feed ourselves if we continue to ignore the challenges faced by our farmers. Horticulture producers, those who produce the fruit and vegetables that health authorities recognise as essential to our national health could be wiped out by current government policies. This website aims to help raise the issue of food security through Agritourism and by providing links to other relevant content. Barry Green
From
Lucinda (Cin) Giblett and family
I
think you all should know that Aussie fruit markets will soon
be filled with Chinese, NZ, Chilean and American apple imports,
even though as it is, at the moment we are struggling to get the
prices we need to stay afloat. Rising production and labour
costs, coupled with low consumer demand and increasingly
stringent supermarket specs all contribute to making this
business more challenging every year.
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