Speaking in Orange today Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown called for a national register of foreign purchases of land or water in rural Australia.”In the coming century food and fibre production...

National Farmers’ Federation President David Crombie today warned that food scarcity is a reality that all Australians will need to face. “Australians need to brace for a future of higher prices...

The Australian Food and Grocery Council has called on the Federal Government to create a national food strategy to sustain Australia’s growing population and safeguard the nation’s food manufacturing...

How much do we really know about the food we buy  at our local supermarkets and serve to our families? Food, Inc., a hard-hitting documentary about US food production systems sets to answer this question...

Food and farming is seldom a prominent issue in electioneering, and while it has moved up the political agenda in recent years and receives a little more attention in their manifestos, the parties know...

Federal Minster for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith yesterday announced a $20 million dollar program to assist African farmers in improving food security by developing drought and disease resistant crops...

Nearly 5 000 West African farmers are now able to take advantage of the growing popularity of organic foods in industrialized countries thanks to a $2.4 million German-backed Food and Agriculture Organization...

A major new international research institute that will address the problems of a rapidly changing world and develop innovative solutions was launched in Brisbane on Wednesday night.Her Excellency Dr Penelope...

Japan’s food ministry will expand a pilot programme that aims to increase consumption of domestic agricultural produce as early as this year. The scheme, Food Action Nippon, uses reward points to...

An industry expert has emphasised the importance of economic and environmental sustainability in the food industry in the face of global upheaval during a speech to the British government. According to...