Sustainable Food Production, Consumption, and the Generation of

Table on Contents
1.0 Sustainable food production, consumption, and waste generation 4
1.1 Introduction 4
1.2 Questionnaire design 6
1.3 Questionnaire administration 6
1.4 Questionnaire analysis 7
1.5 Key informant interview design 7
1.6 Key informant interview administration 7
1.7 Key informant interviews analysis 8
1.8 Government document and policy analysis 8
2.0 Local food production in Victoria 9
2.1 Introduction: The case for local production, why worry? 9
2.2 Why Victorians care about local food? 10
2.3 The history of food production in Victoria 11
2.4 Victoria’s food system today 12
2.4.1 Conventional agriculture 12
2.4.2 Alternative food distribution/access option 14
2.4.3 Urban agriculture: do it yourself food production 17
2.5 What the future holds 19
3.0 Food Packaging Waste 22
3.1. Introduction 22
3.2 Packaging waste in the food industry 23
3.3 Ecologically conscious consumerism 25
3.4 Food packaging waste 27
3.4.1. Consumer perception 28
3.4.2. Industry perception 30
3.5 Discussion 31
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