[Pil-pc-oceania] Australian Food Security/sovereignty

[Andrew Leahy]

Hello, I don't have local figures but from a global perspective a reasonable
place to start is the UNFAO bi-monthly Crop Prospects and Food Situation
report.

 http://www.fao.org/giews/english/cpfs/

Australian end-of-season grain stocks (mainly wheat) for the last 5 years
are...

2003  5.2 million tonnes
2004  8.8
2005 10.0
2006 13.6
2007  6.0 (estimate)
2008  5.7 (predicted)

If you want some scary numbers, you can use the global stored grain and
consumption stats from the same report to calculate (very broadly) how many
days we are from an empty global grain pantry...

2005/06 84 days
2006/07 75 days, change from previous year -10%
2007/08 69 days, change from previous year -8%

Yes 2006/07 was tough, and the 2007/08 global grain supply is estimated to
be higher, but consumption has grown and will again outpace supply.

Cheers, Andrew


2008/4/29 harrybw at iinet.net.au <harrybw at iinet.net.au>:

>
> Rosemary,
>
> This is an exciting beginning to a conversation.  Does anyone practice
> such accounting at a household level?
>
> What sort of technologies would support it, ie. modes of record-keeping at
> once thorough and achievable.
>
> The Shakers were wonderful at keeping detailed records.  I wonder whether
> they might provide some models for such an accounting practice.
>
> Harry,
> The Peace Tree Community,
> Perth, Western Australia
>
>
>
> *On Mon Apr 28 11:51 , Rosemary Morrow sent:
>
> *
>
> Hello Everyone: The pressure is on, isnt it?
>
> While in Viet Nam I was impressed by the fact that all citizens knew
> every year what the national rice crop (and other staple products)
> would be and what it would mean per household e.g. from 13 to 100
> kg. How much was held. How many animals we could feed?
>
> Does anyone Australia know how much food we have as a nation, or
> the average per household. Should we be supporting others? I've
> just been in NZ where none of the citizens seem to have those stats
> at their fingertips.
>
> What do we need to increase to achieve total food sovereignty and,
> to to have some for all of us - and give to other nations?
>
> How much of this can be done in gardens eg. spuds, honey, fruit?
>
> I feel it is time we had some very good food accounting and it needs
> to be in the public conversation..
>
> Warmly,
>
> Rowe
>
>
>
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