The National Science Challenge funding allocated to the Revitalise te Taiao programme has seen three place-based research pilots receive a share of $8 million. The Taranaki-based Te Kāhui Rau project…
The vineyards and orchards that make up the horticultural food basket of the Nelson and Marlborough areas create a patchwork across what are the remains of huge river deltas. The…
Northland and northern Waikato are getting warmer and drier. Farmers need sustainable changes to farm systems, so they are fit for the future, says dairy farmer Graeme Edwards. Back in…
Andy Mitchell is a man obsessed with the creation of value. “It goes well beyond just sticking the silver fern on it and thinking that will make a difference. It’s…
Tuituia ngā pae mātaurangakia Toitū te whenua, kia Toiora te wai. He mihi maioha ki ngā mātanga taiao, mātauranga Māori, kaipūtaiao, kairangahau, ngā māngai ahu matua, kaipakihi ahuwhenua, me ngā…
Demand for food in Sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to grow 150% by 2050. Agricultural production must increase to meet this need, but needs to do so without compromising vital ecosystem…
Hereherea te tau o tokiTe whāroa o te taiaoKia kōwhiti te maramaTe punga o ngā rangi He pae whenuaHe pae wai orangaToitū te whenua, Toiora te wai Revitalise te Taiao, a…
Irrigation management consultant Cindy Lowe dreams of the day she will not have to install soil moisture sensors for clients, but instead advise them when to irrigate by using crop…
Catchment groups are proliferating around Aotearoa New Zealand as communities seek to tackle some of the difficult challenges facing water quality and river health. Given the magnitude of these challenges,…
The Rauika Māngai, a Māori organisation that advances Mātauranga Māori, accelerates research, and positively influences science policy, says nau mai, haere mai to its two new leaders: Associate Professor Louise…
Christine Finnigan jokes that her biggest contribution to a community project she initiated, centred around the Nguturoa Stream, was its name – Seeing, Understanding, Believing – but she says the…
More than 150 people packed into the Limes Room at the Christchurch Town Hall to hear about The Value Project at the E Tipu Agri Summit, held in Ōtautahi/Christchurch late…
The key to value is relevance: Andy Mitchell, advisor to the brands