PODCAST: From the front gate to your plate and the world’s – Food security in the era of great power competition, with Agsecure’s Andrew Henderson

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By: Robyn Tongol

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by Andrew Henderson, principal of Agsecure.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by Andrew Henderson, principal of Agsecure.

The pair discuss:

  • The role and importance of Australia’s multibillion-dollar agriculture industry in the nation’s security.
  • The importance of maintaining the nation’s access to sea lines of communication that provides the nation’s economic lifeblood and flow of trade between Australia and the broader Indo-Pacific.
  • The central role securing the nation’s food security plays in a whole-of-nation response to a conflict or crisis in the new multipolar world.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team

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