The 2032 Brisbane Olympics has a target to source 30% of food locally. This presents an incredible opportunity to transform South-East Queensland’s food system in the lead-up to the 2032 Olympics, and reflects a shared commitment to improving long-term sustainability by Queensland Government, food system stakeholders and the community.
Funded by a partnership grant from UQ Faculty of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences, this project will provide baseline data to co-design policy recommendations to advance the development of a sustainable, ethical and inclusive regional food procurement policy. It will reinforce the importance of local food procurement as a lever for food security, decent work and climate action.
This project leverages an established coalition of UQ researchers (led by the Centre for Policy Futures), industry stakeholders and government.
Dr Nathan Cook, UQ School of Human Movement & Nutrition Sciences
Dr Natalie Jones, UQ School of the Environment/Queensland Centre for Olympic and Paralympic Studies affiliate