Calls for reforms to Australian food-procurement chain

Australian National University research fellow Daniel Connell has called for economic reforms to the national food-procurement chain, so that farmers are given ‘fairer from-gate’ prices, reflecting a more equitable share of the retail price of the products.

'I think food is too cheap, and prices don't reflect the environment costs - including water use - involved in food production. Those costs should be shared, not solely born by the producers,' he said.

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