Australians are being warned that the price of fresh fruit and vegetables could double in the foreseeable future, as farmers face increasing pressure from rising labour, weather extremes and electricity costs.
The Coalition Government committed to provide half the funding for the proposed eighty four million dollar Emu Swamp dam, but since progress has stalled, Growers urgently want a national conversation about a consistent water supply.
Strawberry farm owner Luigi Coco believes that once people in cities realise there’s limited food and the prices rise, it is too late to do anything about it. He says the situation needs to be corrected as soon as possible.