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Some market gardens face being squeezed out by land-hungry developers. Flickr/Indigo Skies Photography

August 12, 2014

We need to grow the right food to feed a healthier diet in Australia

Michael D’Occhio, University of Sydney and Robyn Alders, University of Sydney

Australia is regarded as a food-secure country and this is mostly true for bulk commodities such as dairy, grain and meat, which make up a large part of our diet. But many people are still failing to eat…

Right idea, wrong execution: the Ord River irrigation scheme needed better surrounding infrastructure. isthatdave/Wikimedia Commons

August 5, 2014

To grow agriculture in Australia, farmers need to think like miners

Michael D’Occhio, University of Sydney; Beverley Henry, University of Sydney; Chris Taylor, The University of Queensland; Luciano Gonzalez, University of Sydney, and Robyn Alders, University of Sydney

It’s perhaps fitting that mining magnate Andrew Forrest is in the vanguard of a move to position Australia as a major food supplier to China. Fitting, because if the plan is to work, Australian agriculture…

Women comprise 43% of the agricultural labour force in developing countries. CGIAR Climate

September 24, 2013

Feeding the world: addressing gender divides could help reduce malnutrition

Robyn Alders, University of Sydney

Our modern food system is a double-edged sword: delivering chronic under-nutrition due to shortages of nutritious food, and chronic obesity due to overconsumption. In Australia, we’re living among 60…

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