The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has collated a comprehensive set of questions based on: emails and questions that had been directed at MPI staff, media reports, as well as MPI staff suggestions. This report (Wheeler D and Shepherd M) provides responses to each of these questions.
The questions and responses have been grouped into the following categories:
1. General questions about the model: how it works, strengths and weaknesses
2. Model uncertainty
3. Model performance for different sectors
4. Policy development and application issues