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Wide Bay-Burnett farmers contributed more than one third of Foodbank’s 3.6 million kilograms of fresh produce last year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

January 29, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wide Bay-Burnett farmers were Foodbank’s biggest suppliers last year, according to the Queensland Farmer’s Federation (QFF).<\/p>\n

They donated millions of dollars worth of oversized, misshapen or slightly chipped produce which had been rejected by retail markets and would otherwise have been wasted.<\/p>\n

Foodbank is Australia\u2019s largest food relief organisation, and last year it distributed 3.6 million kilograms of fresh produce from Queensland farms to struggling families.<\/p>\n

The Wide Bay-Burnett region\u2019s farmers were Foodbank’s largest single supplier, donating 1.3 million kilograms of unwanted food.<\/p>\n

Foodbank acts as a pantry for 300 charities and community groups that deliver about 60,000 meals a day to vulnerable Queenslanders.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, Foodbank has warned the need for donated fresh produce is growing.<\/p>\n

This is because food insecurity has been increasing due to cost of living pressures and negligible wages growth.<\/p>\n

In the past 12 months, the number of new recipients has grown by 13 per cent, and now 3 in 5 people who are food insecure seek assistance at least once a month.<\/p>\n

This growth has resulted in Foodbank needing 35 per cent more food to meet current demands.<\/p>\n

“A common misconception when understanding food insecurity is confining it to being simply an issue affecting our urban communities,” a QFF spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

“Hardship and hunger in our regional and rural communities is 11 per cent more likely than in urban areas.”<\/p>\n

Fruit and vegetables, meat, grain and milk are all commodities that Foodbank need to supply to frontline charities.<\/p>\n

To help Foodbank, visit their website<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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