Country Women’s Association backs scholarship in food security

Thanks to a major donation from the Country Women's Association of NSW, a new PhD scholarship will support a student working to develop a sustainable approach to nutrition. The Country Women's Association of NSW is making a contribution to the way Australia eats that goes way beyond baking scones. The organisation has donated $105,000 to the University of Sydney to fund a scholarship for a PhD student investigating nutritional security and sustainability. The scholarship will support a student working to develop sustainable ways of improving nutrition and health for women and children in NSW. Applications are open to those with a background in public health, nutrition, veterinary science, agriculture or allied health. "We feel convinced that sustainable diets and food - how we produce it and how we use it - are important for the sustainability of the whole world," said Robyn Alders , Professor of Food and Nutrition at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and the Charles Perkins Centre. "We know that climate change is going to mean we no longer do agriculture as we've always done it.