A holistic framework for assessment of circular food systems

As the global population continues to grow, food production increasingly needs to make efficient use of resources such as land, water, nutrients and energy, while upholding environmental, social and economic goals across a range of cultures. Circular food systems have been proposed to improve food and natural resource security, while minimising environmental harm, via improving efficiency in the food system and reusing and repurposing waste streams to reduce the need for extraction of raw materials.

This report details the development of a prototype framework to assess the impact of proposed changes to the circularity of food systems from the community to national scale or for individual farms or supply chains.

Report number 12377