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August 30, 2024
Our Land and Water has now ended.
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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Journal Article
A global perspective on the history of phosphorus management decision support approaches in agriculture: Lessons learned and directions for the future
The evolution of phosphorus (P) management decision support tools (DSTs) and systems (DSS), in support of food and environmental security has been most strongly affected…
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…
Journal Article
The ability to reduce soil legacy phosphorus at a country scale
The build-up of soil phosphorus (P) beyond plant requirements can lead to a long-term legacy of P losses that could impair surface water quality. Using…
Summary
Rethinking the Whenua Around our Cities Could Help Turn the Table on our Food Crisis
By making the fertile land surrounding our cities more sustainably productive, we can improve our food, housing and wellbeing all at the same time. As…
Summary
Negotiating social licence to farm at Canterbury agricultural and pastoral shows
Agricultural and pastoral (A&P) shows are often depicted as a meeting point for town and country. The largest of these is the New Zealand Agricultural…
Journal Article
Changes in soil cadmium concentrations with time following cessation of phosphorus fertilizer inputs
Cadmium (Cd) can accumulate in soil from the application of phosphorus fertilizer. However, there is little information on what happens to soil Cd concentrations when…
Video
Value Co-Creation // The Value Chain Compass
A feature of food and fibre value chains is that creation of value for consumers requires collaboration among the partners of the chain. There is…
Next Generation Systems
Identifying next generation primary production systems and opportunities to change the face of farming
This project has produced
Journal Article
Reducing phosphorus losses from agricultural land to surface water
Enrichment of surface waters with phosphorus (P) leads to algal growth and eutrophication. About 27% of agricultural land exceeds optimal soil P levels, posing a risk of P loss to surface waters. Agricultural…
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