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Introducing The Value Chain Compass

New research has revealed how New Zealand producers are creating higher returns from sustainably produced primary products. In some cases that premium is perceived to…
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Technical Report

Next generation systems: a framework for prioritising innovation

There is increasing recognition that the land-based sectors will need new primary production systems to break the lock-step relationship between profitability and production, and environmental…
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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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Open-Access Evidence Base

This open-access evidence base neatly organises by issue links to 1500 international and domestic primary sources of information, vetted for relevance and credibility. It includes…
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New test for biological soil health

A quick way to assess the biological health of soil has been developed using molecular techniques to measure earthworm activity, but this needs more work…
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Future Land Use Opportunities video

An animated illustration of a diversified farm of the future in Aotearoa New Zealand. A static illustration is also available. CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, Yasmine El Orfi for…
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Growing for Good: A ‘Win-Win-Win’ Plan for Future Food Production

Changing what we farm, and where, could provide all New Zealanders with a healthy diet with benefits to our water, climate, and the national economy,…
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Eutrophication and climate change impacts of a case study of NZ beef to the European market

Beef production in the Lake Taupō region of New Zealand is regulated for nitrogen (N) leaching. The objectives of this study were to 1) evaluate…
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