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Land Use and Food Security Workshops
Posted in Events by Maeztri on November 10th, 2008
What: Victorian Land Use and Food Security Workshop by Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA)
When: November 2008
Where: Please visit the flyer for more details about the Local Council and date for each council.
RSVP is essential to 9349 7999 or vlga@vlga.org.au
For further information please contact Liana Thompson on 9349 7902
We know from daily experience that that the demand for residential development is putting pressure on land used for food production so that ‘the last crop of the land will be houses’. While it is recognized that 25% of our food is grown in and around the urban areas, it has not been seen as a priority land use planning issue.
The VLGA’s cutting edge project funded by VicHealth exploring these issues is now well underway in partnership with Latrobe University . Dates for workshops across Victoria have been finalised and locations and venues, along with more detailed information on this Project can be found on our website.
Tags: community, Food, food security, land use, local governance, urban agriculture, workshops
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The future of food security begins at home: new report
Posted in Research, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by kirsten on May 22nd, 2008
Hidden environmental costs make food production more vulnerable than society has estimated and consumers should prepare for continuing rising food prices, a new report has shown. Lead author Kirsten Larsen, based at the University of Melbourne, says food production will be increasingly challenged by changing climate, dwindling supplies of cheap oil and declining water and soil resources. “What has become patently clear is that major innovations – well beyond efficiency improvements in existing food production – are needed, and soon, if we are to have good food to feed all Victorians and to meet export demands.” The report, Secure and Sustainable Food Systems for Victoria, produced by the Victorian Eco-Innovation Laboratory (VEIL) recommends actively developing more sustainable and resilient food systems now, to enable longer term food security in the face of rising input costs and environmental risks. The report can be downloaded from www.ecoinnovationlab.com/pages/library.php. The media release and key findings can be downloaded from www.ecoinnovationlab.com/pages/press-releases.php.
Tags: food production, food security, sustainable food
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