Week 8 - Study

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 Author : Sampurna Adhikari

Focus: Research Study

Research Completed 

  • Technology Research : Our choice prioritizes real-time syncing, fast development, low infrastructure cost, and easy scaling.(Compared various programming language and also database for our project)


Research Ongoing 
  • Social Research 
  • Economical Research
  • Legal/Political Research 

Findings this Week

  • Cases Too Good To Go show successful models of tech-based redistribution.(Lewandowski n.d.)

  • International Commitments and National Strategy
    By coordinating its policies with UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, which aims to cut food waste in half by 2030, Australia has made reducing food waste a national priority.
    With specific government, business, and civil society involvement, the National Food Waste Strategy (NFWS) was introduced in 2017 to address food loss and waste "from farm to fork."    (Australian Government 2017)

  • Governance and Policy
    A multifaceted strategy including all tiers of government, business, and the third sector is outlined in the National Food Waste Strategy and related Roadmap, with a focus on:
    Robust governance frameworks and the participation of multiple stakeholders
    dependence on legal frameworks as well as volunteer initiatives (lAustralian Food Pact)
    Developing evidence-based policies through yearly reporting, baseline measurements, and thorough evaluation procedures


  1. Business Model

This Week Plan

  • Finalize reports for each research topic. (Full Research Study Section) 
  • Start to design the system architecture of the project 

PDF References


OECD, "A Stocktaking of Food Loss and Waste Policies: Australia," 2025

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