Data of food waste in the Retail Industry New Zealand Types of Food: The main types of food involved in waste and their proportions. Amount of Waste: The quantity of waste for different types of food, including total and categorized data. Sources of Waste: Data on food waste originating from households, individuals, supermarkets, and other sources. Regional Distribution: The situation of food waste in different regions. Time Series Data: Trends and changes in food waste over recent years. Additional Parameters: Any extra information that could help in a deeper analysis of food waste patterns. We believe that this data is crucial for our research, as it will not only help us better understand the current state of food waste in New Zealand but also support the formulation of effective strategies to reduce food waste.
I am a student in the Business Analytics and DATA research program at the Unitec. I am currently engaged in an Research project focusing on sustainability. I am exploring and addressing the issue of food waste to promote sustainable environmental development.
Challenges and objectives: Addressing food affordability in light of rising vegetable and diary production costs, to analyse the potential and existing waste data by modeling the data and forecast the future situation by appropriate algorithm
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I refer to the request dated 12 March 2024, under the Official Information Act 1982, seeking information relating to “Data of food waste (Retail Industry) - New Zealand”. I have made enquiries with relevant teams and understand from the response received that the phrase “food waste”, in the bioeconomy context, relates to material that is disposed of in the retail and consumer parts of the value chain. Plant & Food Research primarily deals with material that is disposed of or under-valued from production, processing and distribution parts of the value chain. This falls under the term “food loss”. I have been advised that while Plant & Food Research does not generally deal with the “food waste” part of the value chain, it is an active area that the University of Otago does work in and that you might like to make enquiries with the University of Otago if you have not done so already. Please let us know if we have misinterpreted the focus of your request, or you would like to refine or reframe your request. Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request could be considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for response as per section 15(1AA) of the OIA. Please address any correspondence in this matter to OIA@plantandfood.co.nz Finally, I note that you have the right to refer our assessment of your request to the Office of the Ombudsmen for review (complaint@ombudsmen.parliament.nz).
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