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Tackling food insecurity through art


During one of the lockdowns in Melbourne in June 2020, a public housing tower saw thousands of residents without access to nutritious and culturally appropriate food. Melbourne artist Gemma Leslie, an artist, and jobless at the time, felt compelled to help. She wanted to put food on the tables of those in need, while bringing a little happiness into people’s home through her art. Food for Everyone was born. It is a social enterprise donating 50% of all profits to food banks across Australia currently partnered with Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, SecondBite and OzHarvest. With the help of four Melbournian foodie friends, she designed four-limited edition posters depicting their favorite recipes. For the second poster collection, she collaborated with hospitality icons Andrew McConnell, Lennox Hastie, Lisa Valmorbida and Kay-Lene Tan. For the third collection, she worked with food icons Guillaume Brahimi, Emiko Davies, Simon Gloftis, and Jessica Nguyen. Each poster comes in A3 and A2 format, raising 75 to 100 meals per poster for people in need. The latest collaboration is with cookbook author and food writer Hetty McKinnon. McKinnon is thrilled to have her recipe selected, “Food insecurity has always been a huge issue within our community, but this has been exacerbated by the pandemic. To have a hot meal on our table is a privilege, to be able to share food with others is something we shouldn’t take for granted. I am grateful to the work of Gemma and her team at Food for Everyone – it shows how we can do a small part to help others and bring about change.” foodforeveryone.org.au


Indonesia’s instant noodle prices to rise due to Ukraine-Russia war


Ukraine is one of the world’s largest producers of wheat and Russia’s invasion is expected to disrupt the wheat supply from Ukraine. Thousands of kilometers away, Indonesia’s 270 million population is affected. Wheat is an essential ingredient in the production of instant noodles. According to Indonesia’s National Statistics Agency, Ukraine exported nearly three million tonnes of wheat and meslin, a cereal mixture of wheat and rye, to Indonesia in 2020, making it the top supplier of grain to the country. Argentina exported 2.63 million tonnes of wheat and meslin, followed by Australia’s almost 831,000 tonnes. Thirteen billion packets of instant noodles are sold in Indonesia each year, accounting


for 15% of the instant noodle consumption in the world. An increase in the price of instant noodles is expected, but the size of increase is dependent on the duration of the war. The ongoing situation in Ukraine may increase Indonesia’s wheat imports from Australia. Indonesia has traditionally been Australia’s number one wheat market. But due to the droughts in Australia, Indonesia sought wheat from the Black Sea region in 2018 and 2019. Australia had a bumper crop in 2021. The global demand for wheat for instant noodles is predicted to grow to 350,000 tonnes by 2030.


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