Displaying items by tag: food security

Hort NZ chair Barry O'Neil says food supply and security is fundamental to New Zealand's future.

Every meal we eat costs the planet 10kgs of soil, 800 litres of fresh water and 1.3 litres of diesel fuel, says science writer Julian Cribb.

Income growth, not population, will impact food consumption, says Thomas Hertel, professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University, Indiana.

FIVE OF New Zealand's leading farmers have been chosen to join an international discussion around global food security, ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Australia next month.

CHINA, WITH Chile and Morocco, won recognition this week from FAO for outstanding progress in fighting hunger.

The world's focus on food security and safety – along with New Zealand's strong trade links with major importing markets – will be key factors supporting the international competitiveness of New Zealand's agricultural sector in 2013, says Rabobank.

New Zealand's policy makers' misunderstanding of 'food safety,' may be adding thousands of dollars to the individual cost of agricultural production at the farm gate.