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Our mission was to preserve the most fundamental treasures of Aotearoa – its land and water – while producing value from those same treasures.

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Technical Report

Determining the economic and market potential of regenerative agriculture

The usual ways to measure the economics of farming need to be expanded to fully understand the costs and benefits of regenerative agriculture practices in…
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Summary

Awanui Huka Pak: Producing Kai in the Footprints of Our Forebears

Read about the largest Māori kiwifruit entity operating in Aotearoa, Awanui Huka Pak. Featuring the kōrero of Te Awanui Huka Pak chairperson, Ratahi Cross, we…
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Journal Article

Sustainable Agriculture – Life beyond Subsidies: Lessons from New Zealand

This paper explores the importance for agricultural sustainability of different types of capital assets, especially knowledge capital, drawing on recent research in New Zealand that…
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Workforce Implications

Workforce Implications of Land-Use Change

Investigating workforce as a constraint on land-use changes
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Summary: Farm Economic Metrics for Regenerative Agriculture

A 1-page visual summary of a suggested approach to assess the return of regenerative farming businesses.
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Technical Report

Kuaha Matihiko: Digital Gateway final report

The Kuaha Matihiko: Digital Gateway project identified the urgent need for an integrated and user-friendly centralised gateway that provides easy access to all the critical…
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Integrating Value Chains

Providing knowledge on how to construct global value chains that share increased value with New Zealand farmers and growers, and meet environmental expectations of consumers…
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Guidance

Whāriki: The growth of Māori community entrepreneurship

This book aims to increase understanding of what drives enterprise within an indigenous cultural space in New Zealand. Whāriki reveals how kin-based business ventures created…
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Project Summary: Strip-Till Establishment for High-Value Hybrid Seed Crops

This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to see if strip-till would be suitable to produce hybrid vegetable seed…
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