BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH LOCAL FOOD PROCUREMENT
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that we need greater resilience in our food system in Tasmania.
Currently 78% of our food is being sent to the mainland or overseas. The global pandemic has demonstrated that this situation cannot continue.
Being more self-reliant on our own food will build our resilience as an island State against the threat of future pandemics and crisis.
We need to make it easier for Tasmanians to source fresh Tasmanian food. We need more local food procurement. And we need to act now.
RESILIENCE IN ACTION
Creating greater resilience means doing more to support the local food economy and encouraging greater diversity in the Tasmanian food system. A resilient system has
- A good mix of businesses types
- A broad range of scale across those businesses
- A diversity of ways for consumers and institutions to purchase food
- Varied skills being put to use by operators.
At Eat Well Tasmania we believe this resilience can be achieved through greater local food procurement.
BENEFITS OF A RESILIENT SYSTEM
We know that Tasmania grows some of the best produce in the world. And we know that Tasmanians prefer to eat that locally sourced food.
Our research shows that making it easier for Tasmanian consumers, insititutions and organisations, large and small, to source Tasmanian produce is good
- For jobs
- For our economy
- For tasty seasonal eating
- For tackling climate change
- And for protecting ourselves against crisis like COVID-19.

ACTION
Eat Well Tasmania is calling on the Tasmanian Government to build our resilience as an island State by supporting local food procurement in Tasmania through
- Leadership.
- Stronger rules in the Buy Local Strategy.
- Additional resourcing for organisations collaborating to make it happen.
Together, these actions will ensure that Tasmania can adapt during COVID 19 and beyond.
Relying more on our own food is good for our economy, our wellbeing and our climate, and also means we will be ready to handle future shocks in an uncertain world.
Get involved
We would love you to be part of our campaign for increasing local food procurement in Tasmania.
- Share our video.
- Read our reports reviewing approaches and co-benefits.
- Share our fact sheet.
- Post about the campaign on social media.
- Email your local MP about the campaign.
- Call us to find out more.
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