A Research Report on IT Related Issues in Australia's Food Industries

This research report delves into the information technology-related issues within the Australian food industry, highlighting the impact of technologies like robots, drones, and GMOs on productivity and potential drawbacks. It addresses concerns such as privacy, crop destruction, tracking problems, and robot malfunctions. The research aims to identify these issues, analyze their impact, and propose preventive measures, emphasizing the importance of maintaining Australia's competitiveness in the global market. The report uses primary data collected from surveys within the food industry to provide insights into the challenges and potential solutions related to IT implementation.

Running Head: - FOOD INDUSTRIES IN AUSTRALIA
IT RELATED ISSUES IN FOOD INDUSTRIES IN AUSTRALIA
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Abstract
The research will focus ion the study of the issues relevant with the use of information
technology in the food industry. The use of technologies like robots, drones, GMOs increases
the overall productivity. However, it also causes certain damages in the sector where it is
used and lots of issues arises which need proper maintenance so that it does not impact the
productivity. As Australia is one of the biggest competitor in the global market its product
need to be well looked after and the issues need to be resolved. The related issues are related
to the privacy, crop destruction, destruction of the store crop, problem related to tracking,
malfunctioning of the robots. The research is related with such kind of issues and will find
effective methods to prevent the problem.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Literature Review.......................................................................................................................3
Aim of the Research...................................................................................................................5
Research Questions....................................................................................................................5
Methodology..............................................................................................................................6
Research Philosophy..............................................................................................................6
Research Design.....................................................................................................................6
Data collection method..........................................................................................................7
Sampling method and sampling size......................................................................................7
Data analysis technique..........................................................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The food industry of Australia is undergoing change at a rapid rate with the evolution
of new technology. The industry helps in improving the economy of the Australia by making
a major contribution however it is important for the rural and the regional areas economy
(Rosin, Stock & Campbell, 2013). In the food industry there have been introduction of certain
new information technology equipment for improving the ways the of farming. The digital
technology is increasing the productivity. There is technology like GMOs, 3-D foot printing,
data analytics and precision agriculture which improves the work process of the food
industry. The main aim is to study the issues and the negative impact of information
technology in the food industry. This research report deals with the issues related with the use
of information technology in the food industry of Australia. It is seen that Australia is
enjoying the quality of food delivered and the sale related to it (Papargyropoulou et al.,
2014). However, it is high time that it looks after the issues related with the use of technology
used in the food industry. In order to study about this issues certain key area, need to be
explored: -
 The data related to the food production, sources and supply in Australia need to be
reviewed.
 Policies related to the food industry
 The advantages and the disadvantages of the information technology in the food
industry of Australia.
Literature Review
The introduction of different methods related to information technology has made an
impact on the food industry. With the help of the advance technology the typical works can
be easily performed. The traditional method which were involved in the process of food

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industry are now changing. The technology revolution took place in the year 1961 (Booth &
Whelan, 2014). The modern technology is working in complete different ways including the
use of sensors, machine and different smart technologies. The method like hydroponics which
uses new and advanced technology for the plant growth. The information technology give
rise to different technologies which help in the development. The use of information
technology improves the overall productivity of the industry. According Dabbene, Gay and
Tortia (2014), studied the benefits and impact of information technology in the food industry
of Australia. It was studied that the use of IT helps in improving the industries and enhances
the production and save the industry from the involvement of any middleman. The modern
technologies are using different methods for the preservation and making of certain foods.
The technology used in the food industry are based on the information technology
(Abdullahi, Mahieddine & Sheriff, 2015). With the use of drones there are certain issues like
the drones sometimes enters the area which is not under the permission, the drones if damage
cause financial loss and buying the new drone will destroy the financial stability of the
farmers.
It is seen that spoiled foods is a major problem for the suppliers associated with the
food industry. Therefore, with the presence of information technology there are sensors
which helps the suppliers in recognizing the varying temperatures that can spoil the entire
food. There is software that helps in the process of labelling. The tracking can be easily done
with the assistance of the information technology. The food industries comprise of different
sectors. The use of drones and robots in the food industry has increased the productivity and
the reduced the manual effort of the humans. The technology helps in delivering of the food
at a much faster rate (Lehmann & Joseph, 2015).
However, all the researchers have researched about the benefits with the use of
technologies in the food industries in Australia (Lawrence, Richards & Lyons, 2013). This

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research report fills the gap created in the research by discussing the problems and issues
related with the use of information technologies such as drone, internet of things, precision
agriculture and different types of information technologies in the food industry. The research
will find the issues, their impact and the ways in which it need to be prevented.
Aim of the Research
The main aim of the research is related to the different information technology issues
in the food industries of Australia. The use of technologies like drones, precision agriculture
and such technologies for the improvement off the food industries and the ways it creates a
negative impacts and the issues related with it.
The object of the research are as follows: -
 To identify the issues associated with the use of IT in the food industry.
 To identify the different types of information technology used in the food industry.
 To identify the negative impact created by the use of information technology in the
food industry of Australia.
 To find method to analyse and evaluate the different issues.
 To find methods to prevent the issues related with the use of information technology.
Research Questions
Q1. What give rise to the issues related with the use of information technology in the food
industry?
Q2. What is the impact of the issues in the food industry of the Australia?
Q3. How can the issue be prevented?
Q4. What will be the future impact of the issues related to information technology in the food
industry?

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Q5. What is the impact of the issues on the quality of service offered by food industry of
Australia?
Q6. What are the ways in which the issues in the food industry can be identified?
Q7. Why is the use of information technology in the food industry important?
Q8. What is the impact of the technology in the economy of the Australia?
Methodology
Research Philosophy
The research philosophy will help in analysing the study in detail. There are three
major categories in which the research philosophy is done. The three categories are the
interpretivism, realism and positivism The different categories benefit the research in
studying the issues in dept. The categories will be used to study the issues in a logical way
(Reinecke & Prinsloo, 2017). The experience is gathered and analysed which are based on
true facts.
Research Design
various types of research design are present which helps in understanding the study
and issues in a more descriptive way. The design helps in understanding the concept related
to the issues in the initial stage and helps in determining a relationship between the variables
which are considered (Lipper et al., 2014). The analytical design helps in gathering the idea
of the theories which are already present and deal with the problems in the food industry. The
proposed design gives the knowledge about the issues that can arise in the near future.

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Data collection method
Various study is connected and the data are collected in order to evaluate and examine
the source of the issues and the impact of the issues. The data collected can be from both
primary and secondary sources (Giatsis et al., 2015). For this research the data collected are
from the primary source. All the collected data are from the survey conducted in the different
sectors under the food industry. It deals with the experience of the associated people with the
information technology in different sectors.
Sampling method and sampling size
There are different sampling techniques which are used in the research. The sampling
technique is generalized as the sampling size is more than 50. The sampling helps in
understanding the issues and the gives clear understanding about the report.
Data analysis technique
the collected data are further analysed to conclude the result. The data analysis is
both quantitative and qualitative (Klümper & Qaim, 2014). The collected data can be
represented in the forms of charts, tables and graphs for the statistical study of the topic. The
gathered information will help in studying the issues which are present.
Conclusion
The food products and the producer of the food of Australia are the biggest
competitors in the global market (Rao, Gopi & Maione, 2016). With the decrease in the
production due to such issues the Australian food industries is coming under immense
pressure. It is concluded that there are several issues with the use of information technology
in the food industries. The use of drone give rise to several problems. The ent5ire information
technologies related devices need to be well maintained and protected. The skilled farmers
and the people associated with the food industries must be trained about the ways the

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information technologies need to be handled. The issue arises when the drone is not working
properly. It gives rise to problem which led to decrease in the productivity. The issue arises
when the device used in the precision agriculture are not able to recognize the weather
problem which destroys the crops. Issues arises when the robots used in the rearing purpose is
not working properly and cause damages to the animals. The farmer should be trained with
the information technology skills. The industry must have a clear idea about both the
advantages and the disadvantages with the use of information technology. However, there
must be specific ways by which the issues can be overcome.

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