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Food insecurity and waste /
Australia is a prosperous country, yet there remains a sizeable portion of the population who lack a regular supply of nutritious and affordable food, either going hungry or relying on assistance from charities and food banks. In the past year alone, more than four million Australians have been in a...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Thirroul, N.S.W. :
Spinney Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ;
444. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Intro; Contents; Chapter 1
- Food insecurity and hunger in Australia; Food demand in Australia: trends and issues; Do we really have food insecurity in Australia?; More than four million Aussies have experienced food insecurity in the last year; Foodbank Hunger Report: a snapshot; Too many Australians have to choose between heating or eating this winter; Hidden hunger in Australia worse than first thought; Australian children going hungry, report finds, with one in five kids missing meals; Rumbling Tummies: Child Hunger in Australia; Child hunger in Australia: infographic
- Hunger in the lucky country
- charities step in where government fails'Successful failures'
- the problem with food banks; How much do we need to eat each day?; What influences our food choices?; Australian Guide to Healthy Eating; Tips for eating well; Chapter 2
- Reducing food waste; Working together to reduce food waste in Australia; How much food do we waste in Australia each year?; Defining food waste; Where food waste occurs; Food waste: meeting the challenge; Examples of innovative Australian food waste solutions; How food waste is managed in Australia; Food waste facts
- Fight food waste
- what to doTips to reduce your food waste; Minimise food waste; Food waste tips: an infographic; Reducing food waste can protect our health, as well as our planet's; Exploring issues
- worksheets and activities; Fast facts; Glossary; Web links; Index