Food and fibre

We work with organisations to identify risks and regulations around greenhouse gas emissions, freshwater management and growing emphasis on farm environmental management plans, growing market demand for sustainable agriculture and increasing concern and action around global climate change have created an important and dynamic set of drivers for the New Zealand Primary Sector.

We have a comprehensive understanding of the vulnerabilities across the Primary Sector that have been highlighted by the global pandemic. Global supply chain dependencies and labour shortages have been exposed, empty shelves have been a recurring theme globally, and focus is moving towards reducing risk through building resilience across the value chain.

COVID-19 has accelerated the evolution and adoption of several technologies for the Primary sector. Technology advances are being looked to by industry to solve a range of increasingly complex problems. Ensuring technology is fit for purpose and implemented advantageously, and with interoperability potential is key.

Efficient and progressive food safety management that goes beyond working through the regulatory requirements calls for a comprehensive approach – prevention, monitoring, traceability and information. We use technology-enabled solutions to trace products and gather evidence for compliance.

Māori landowner’s have huge potential to contribute increasingly to the food and fibre sector to benefit Māori. Governance of assets, potential land-use and the business model of land-trusts, channels to market, capability building of rangatahi and ensuring decisions are made with a long-term horizon are key.

At PwC, we bring together skilled practitioners across disciplines that can help you plan for the future. Working as one, our food and fibre sector specialists, organisational strategists and data and analytics experts can help you think about your workforce and workplace or sector strategy to build trust and deliver sustained outcomes for your business, organisation or market.

Research and development is a competitive advantage for select players in New Zealand’s food and fibre sector. For a diverse sector the research and development needs to far exceed the available resources and challenges of prioritisation. The innovation ecosystem is young and start-ups face issues related to access to capital and community support.

Our team can help you make recommendations to improve food safety and quality performance, deliver profitable results and customer confidence across your supply chain. Our services include: situation analysis, impact analysis, remedial steps and management training, food security, safety and quality related vocational training.

Proactive behaviour in vendor risk management will reduce your compliance costs, product recalls and improve consumer confidence. Our services include: risk identification, qualification and mitigation; end-to-end risk management process review, recommendations and remediation; and enhancing awareness and executive management training as it relates to food safety, quality and security.