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The Fair Food Futures podcast explores the stories and visions for change put forth by community food networks in Australia as they seek to progress transformations towards sustainable food futures, and identifies the strategies, challenges and opportunities for making civil society’s visions for fair food futures come to life. Our main questions were: what does it mean to do ‘food justice’ in Australia? What does your fair food future look like, and how do we get there? With these questions in mind, we listened to stories from leaders of grassroots food organisations, community workers, farmers, First Nations communities, activists, consumers, academics and global policy makers. By bringing these voices together, the Fair Food Futures podcast aims to create a space for dialogue and alliance building between members of civic food networks in Australia, and contribute to ongoing conversations about the opportunities and challenges for policy change. Fair Food Futures is based on research conducted at The University of Queensland and funded by the Australian Research Council, in collaboration with civic food networks in Australia. The Fair Food Futures Podcast is produced and facilitated by Dr Kiah Smith, Dr Daniel Cruz, and Joanna Horton, from the School of Social Science at The University of Queensland. It was made possible thanks to the support of the Future Earth's Pathways Communication Grants Program. Recorded at VMP Studio by Liam Polmear & Ian Chapman. Illustrations by Brenna Quinlan. Audio sting by Charlie Mgee. Visit our website for more information: https://fairfoodfutures.com/

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Episode 6: ‘Food and rights for all’: the missing conversation about hunger and land access in Australia

November 27, 2022 • Dr Rachel Carey, Emma Brindal, Joanna Horton, Dr Kiah Smith & Dr Daniel Cruz • Season 1 • Episode 6

In this episode, Dr Rachel Carey, Senior Lecturer in food systems at the School of Agriculture and Food from the University of Melbourne, and Emma Brindal, the Youth Education Coordinator of the Northey St City Farm and co-founder of the Decolonisation Action Group, take us on a journey to understand what the right to food means, based on their work with civic food networks in Australia.

The conversation sheds light on “hidden hunger” in Australia, where women and children, including First Nations communities, experience food insecurity due to the over-emphasis on exports in the Australian food system, under-emphasis on local food, and the lack of an integrated national food policy plan.

Our guests elaborate on policy mechanisms that can support the protection of the right to food in Australia, and the key role that civil society participation in policy making spaces at different levels plays to build fairer food systems.

Food policy councils, sustainable procurement, food systems education, and decolonisation action groups were highlighted as strategies to progress the right to food in Australia, and successful policies and initiatives from other countries are showcased to provide the listeners with an understanding of the possibilities available.

Important links:

More information about the Fair Food Futures Project and the scenarios for food justice HERE

Australia’s Right to Food Coalition

Foodprint Melbourne (Research Project of The University of Melbourne)

Dr Rachel Carey academic profile

Northey Street City Farm

Decolonisation Action Group

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food

United African Farm (Cardinia Food Movement)

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The Fair Food Futures project is led by Dr Kiah Smith from The University of Queensland and funded by The Australian Research Council (DE190101126). This podcast is produced by Dr Kiah Smith, Dr Daniel Cruz, Joanna Horton and VMP Studio, and funded by the Future Earth's Pathways Initiative.

Visit our website at: https://fairfoodfutures.com/