Food security is threatened by a range of factors which include climate change, decline in productive ecosystems, trade policies, conflicts and emerging bioeconomies. 

Australia is not typically regarded as a food insecure nation yet 2 million Australians require food assistance annually.  At the same time, an extraordinary $5.2 billion of food is wasted each year in Australia.  Food security is not just about the capacity of a country to produce food but also encompasses availability, accessibility, acceptability, adequacy and stability.

• The Coming Famine: the midcentury global food crisis and what we can do to avoid it - Professor Julian Cribb (Julian Cribb & Associates)
• Climate change and food security - Mr Corey Watts (Regional Projects Manager, The Climate Institute)
• Australia’s role in global food security - Professor Michael J. D’Occhio (Head, School of Animal Studies).

• General UQ parking information 
• Gatton parking map
• Public transport

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