GB-Banbury: Farmer-led food waste data gathering pilots

The objective of this work is to pilot in England a farmer-led approach to gathering data on food waste in primary production which:

• tests how farmers can be supported to collaborate in small peer groups to monitor relevant farm performance and identify opportunities to make productivity gains; and
• generates data on food waste in primary production to address data gaps in England in the apple, carrot, egg, tomato and wheat priority sectors.

Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

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