Table 3 Australian and international exemplars of strategies to achieve the human right to food
Strategy | Australian example | International example |
|---|---|---|
Social welfare advocacy or policy | • Raise the Rate (Newstart) • Right to Food Coalition (National) | • Norway • Sweden • School Lunch Program (Japan) • Basic Pension Policy (New Zealand) • Canada – Paddock to Plate (British Columbia) • National Food Policy (Brazil) • Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program (USA) • Right to Food Scotland Bill (Scotland) |
Legal frameworks | • Charter of Human Rights (Victoria) | |
Community-led approaches | • Remote food symposium (Northern Territory) | • Food Lab Detroit (USA) • Vibrant Communities (Canada) • Incredible Edible (UK) |
Food distribution platforms and models | • Open Food Network (National) • Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Food Justice Truck (Victoria) • Melbourne ‘pay as you feel’ restaurants (Victoria) | • The Stop (Canada) • Food Hubs (USA) • Food growing on urban building roofs (France) |