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Final Word: Australia’s Food Security Challenges

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posted on 2023-05-24, 07:05 authored by Farmar-Bowers, Q, Vaughan HigginsVaughan Higgins, Millar, J
The interconnectedness of food systems and societies around the world is increasing with globalization. This includes the trade of goods and the spread of ideas. There are many advantages in globalization, such as agricultural commodity trade through comparative advantage, increasing efficiency, the provision of aid during regional famines, conflicts, or natural disasters, and the sharing of information and technologies. However, the increasing codependence between countries through globalization can lead to lower diversity of crop and livestock genetics, heavy use of fossil fuels in transport, the development of large international organizations with substantial market power and the consequent reduction in the local control of food sources (food sovereignty) as well as the loss of diversity in culture and traditions about food.

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Publication title

Food Security in Australia: Challenges and Prospects for the Future

Editors

Q Farmar-Bowers, V Higgins and J Millar

Pagination

443-448

ISBN

978-1-4614-4483-1

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Springer

Place of publication

Boston, MA

Extent

30

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Copyright 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York

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