Economics
Author Rohan Nelson
Key points
- Australia’s commercial food system generated over $800 billion of income in 2022–23 and is growing rapidly.
- Australia’s food system employs 3.5 million people and supports an economy with a workforce four times larger than its own.
- Within the food system, Australian agriculture employs a workforce 50 times larger than its own.
- A focus on the gross value of agricultural production is limiting our ability to celebrate the economic success of Australia’s food system and our ability to meet a broader set of food system goals.