PHOTO: The federal government says it will create a group of experts to advise on food security if it wins the election this year. IMAGE: River McCrossen.
An agricultural supply chain expert has cast a cautious eye on the Albanese government’s $3.5 million commitment to shore up the nation’s food supply.
The government announced on 4 March that, if it wins the federal election this year, it would create a National Food Council to develop its “Feeding Australia” strategy, aimed at cutting costs at the checkout.
Associate Professor Elizabeth Jackson lectures in supply chain management and logistics at Curtin University in Western Australia and questions if the funding will make a dent…