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P1-038In ProgressCurrently, there is limited understanding of the existing food and agribusiness physical ecosystem in the Sunshine Coast and Noosa regions, which significantly limits access and sharing of cost-effective distribution, packaging and infrastructure for the food and agribusiness industry. To move the food and agribusiness sector into a more mature stage of development and innovation, this project will study the current landscape in terms of ecosystem members, their roles and characteristics, production and distribution patterns, services, resources, finances and information flows, and soft and hard infrastructures availability and accessibility. P2-029In ProgressFood waste is a global issue, as almost one third of food produced is lost before it is consumed (Ishangulyyev et al., 2019). Simultaneously, the resources such as water, energy, land and fuel, used in the food production supply chain are also wasted during this process. When discarded into landfill, both the plant biowaste and food waste impact the environment by the emission of greenhouse gases (Benyam et al., 2018). Fruits and vegetables contribute only 20% to the total food purchased, but they are responsible for half of the food waste (AUSVEG, 2013).