The federal government has vowed to work with manufacturers and producers to "explore options" to improve food security and affordability of food and other essentials in remote First Nations communities.

Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy is host a roundtable in Canberra on Wednesday with the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King, bringing together industry, remote retailers and the National Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation.

Participants in the Food Security Industry Roundtable will discuss remote supply chains and the role industry can play in reducing prices, to help ease cost of living pressures affecting remote First Nations communities.

There are more than 200 remote community stores across Australia, serving around 150,000 First Nations people.

Remote communities pay significantly higher prices for food, petrol and other essentials.

A recent survey by CHOICE found remote communities in Western Australia and the Northern Territory paying twice the amount as capital city residents for the same basic items.

The federal government said higher operating costs and tenuous supply chains put upward pressure on the price of food in remote stores, making it "often more than 50 per cent more expensive than in regional supermarkets", as well as inconsistently available and of lower quality.

Senator Malarndirri McCarthy said food security in remote First Nations communities is a key priority in her role as Minister for Indigenous Australians.

"Consistent access to affordable, nutritious and fresh food is vital to good health outcomes, yet First Nations people living in remote communities face a number of barriers to this basic life essential," she said.

"We are working with industry to address cost of living pressures in these communities, because all players along the remote supply chain have a role in improving access to affordable and nutritious food."

The federal government is investing $11.8 million to develop a National Strategy for Food Security in remote First Nations communities, in partnership with state and territory governments and First Nations health organisations.

The National Strategy, which will aim to improve access to nutritious and affordable food and groceries, is expected to be finalised by early 2025.

The attendees at Wednesday's meeting in Canberra are: ALPA, CEQ, Foodbank SA & NT, George Weston Foods, Goodman Fielder, Kimberley Clarke, Mai Wiru, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation peak body (NACCHO), Outback Stores, Sanitarium, San Remo Group, Simon George & Sons, Sun Rice Group, Unicharm Australasia, and the Woolworths Group.