Farmers would welcome any measure to stop them throwing away millions of tonnes of food every year that could be given to hungry families, regional representatives say.

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Politicians representing some of the richest food-producing territory in the country are calling for the government to adopt a bold tax reform proposed by Foodbank Australia.

While some Australians go hungry, enough food to fill the MCG nine times over is thrown away by farmers and growers each year.

Australia's top hunger relief charity says incentives for growers will encourage them to divert potential waste to those who can give it to the one-in-three households experienc

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