The Federal Government should follow South Australia’s lead and develop a long-term plan to boost the food and grocery industry’s international competitiveness and growth, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) urged today.The call follows the release of the South Australian Food Strategy 2010-2015 by the SA Government and the State’s food industry which covers the entire food sector from producers and processors to retailers. AFGC Chief Executive Kate Carnell said the Federal... ...Read more »

Ensuring food security is just as important for the world’s future as energy supply, the UK’s Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Hilary Benn told delegates at the Oxford Farming Conference overnight as he unveiled the Government’s food strategy, Food 2030. The UK’s Food Strategy sets out the challenges facing Britain in maintaining a secure food supply at a time of rapid population growth and climate change, and following the big price increases seen... ...Read more »