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Operation Food Distribution A Public-Private Partnership in Emergency Planning

Operation Food Distribution A Public-Private Partnership in Emergency Planning. Brian J. Schilling Extension Specialist, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural, Food & Resource Economics New Jersey Food Processors Association 2010 Meeting January 21, 2010.

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Operation Food Distribution A Public-Private Partnership in Emergency Planning

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  1. Operation Food DistributionA Public-Private Partnership in Emergency Planning Brian J. SchillingExtension Specialist, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural, Food & Resource Economics New Jersey Food Processors Association 2010 Meeting January 21, 2010

  2. Project Background • Rutgers Food Policy Institute awarded $200,000 grant by NJ Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness. • Project period: 15-Aug, 2008 to 31-Dec, 2009

  3. Mission Develop a process for identifying, communicating, and addressing critical needs of private sector food distribution industries to ensure continued operational status during an emergency.

  4. Mission Redux Stated Differently… Keep food businesses in business and maintain private sector capabilities to feed New Jersey’s 8.7 million residents in a time of emergency.

  5. Vision Private sector food distribution capabilities will meet civilian food needs and reduce the responsibility of Federal, State, and non-profit agencies to feed the population during an emergency. Translation: Fewer MREs!

  6. Critical Planning Assumptions • New Jersey’s food retail and distribution sector is a “lifeline” sector. • Pareto Principle (“law of the vital few”) • Focus placed on firms “primarily engaged” in food retail and wholesale distribution. • Focus narrowed to critical infrastructure hubs.

  7. The New Jersey Food SystemVital Statistics • Food Policy Institute estimate of the size of New Jersey’s food system (2002)* • 37,900 food businesses & 9,900 farms • $81.7 billion in sales • 400,000 paid employees • $7.8 billion payroll • My Prediction: Total NJ food system sales will top $105 billion when federal data from 2007 Economic Censuses are finalized and released. • * Source: Schilling and Sullivan (2006).

  8. Composition of the State’s Food System (Schilling and Sullivan, 2006) * Columns may not add to total due to rounding error. ** Hired farm labor (which includes paid family members, seasonal workers, etc.) is used as a proxy for “paid employees.”

  9. The Bottom Line Food businesses, and supporting sectors, account for: • 8-9% of private sector Gross State Product • 15% of private sector jobs • 1 out of every 6 or 7 workers in NJ has a job related to, or supporting, food production, processing, or distribution • New Jersey is a gateway for food production, processing and distribution on a broader regional scale.

  10. Goals and Objectives (1) Identify critical nodes in the State’s private sector food distribution infrastructure (2) Establish a communication structure between NJOEM and private sector • Communication of emergency resource needs (Industry < - > NJOEM) • Communication of information (NJOEM < - > Industry)

  11. Outcomes (1) Prepared Incident Annex for New Jersey Emergency Operations Plan (2) Developed GIS layers showing location of critical food distribution infrastructure (3) Developed query tool to estimate impacted populations based upon user-defined geographic points (4) Hosted workshop/quasi-tabletop (6-Nov, 2009)

  12. Incident Annex (1) Designates NJOEM as Primary Agency (2) Establishes a Food Retail and Distribution Sector Liaison in the Regional Operations Intelligence Center (ROIC) (3) Establishes an industry Emergency Resource Assessment Matrix (ERAM) (4) Provides a Food Retail and Distribution Industry (FRDI) Database

  13. Incident Annex – Briefing Response Actions Examples Debris clearance Product disposal Power Water Telecommunications Security Credentialing Regulation (local)

  14. Personal Commentary New Jersey is out in front on a national level.

  15. Key Partners • NJOHSP • NJOEM • NJ Food Council • Private sector food companies • Rutgers Food Policy Institute

  16. Contact Information Brian J. Schilling Extension Specialist, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural, Food & Resource Economics Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences & New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station ASB III, 3 Rutgers Plaza New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Tel: (732) 932-1966 ext. 3106 FAX: (732) 932-9544 schilling@aesop.rutgers.edu

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