CANBERRA REGION FOOD COLLABORATIVE
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Acknowledgment to Melbourne University

Why

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​Canberra is largely reliant on food grown elsewhere, with 95% of our leafy greens traveling from Sydney. Annually, over 25,000 people in the AACT lack enough food while 30% of food is wasted.

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We trust in a shareholder-drive supermarket duopoly for much of our food.

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Traditional farming across the world has denuded large swathes of previously productive land, ​while Australian farmers who are great land stewards, need to be recognised and incentivized.

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​​Transport and retail purchasing are massive sources of local and global emissions.

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​Access to plentiful, accessible, affordable, nutritious food is assumed in wellbeing measures. The Pandemic, Climate Change & Strategic Threats have cast serious doubt on that assumption.


Economic and Social Impact

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Up to 3000 to 6000 new jobs, depending on local food sourcing targets.

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​Employment multiplier of 2.14 (1 new food job created = 2 additional jobs generated). Output multiplier of 1.75 ($1 investment = $1.75 dollars in further output).

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Price / quantity benefit of up to $400m per annum based on potential import substitution effects. ​ 

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​Reduced obesity, health costs, welfare dependency and improved mental health.

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​Increased inward investment by at least $100 million in the Canberra Region over 5 years.

(c) RDA ACT 2020 rdaactadmin@rdaact.org.au 
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