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Technical Report

Agrivoltaics: Integrating Solar Energy Generation with Livestock Farming in Canterbury

With increased interest in energy generation of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in Aotearoa New Zealand, agrivoltaics provides the opportunity to increase the productivity of…
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Future Land Use Opportunities illustration

An illustration of a diversified farm of the future in Aotearoa New Zealand. Right-click to open image in a new tab to download at the…
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Land use pressure, soil quality and links with land value

Pressures associated with agricultural land intensification can be a precursor to changes in soil quality measurements. These pressures include more intensive land use, nutrient application,…
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Tai-o-Rongo: Harnessing Kōrero Tuku Iho for Flourishing Land Management at Awhi Farms

Ngā Tohu o Tai-o-Rongo, in collaboration with the whānau at Ātihau Whanganui Awhi Farms, sought to address two important research questions: How do we build…
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Targets for sustainable and resilient agriculture (TSARA): a New Zealand perspective

Targets for sustainable and resilient agriculture (TSARA) is a European research programme investigating land uses and changes to land uses, and their potential to support…
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Modelling soil loss from surface erosion at high-resolution to better understand sources and drivers across land uses and catchments: a national-scale assessment of NZ

Soil erosion is a significant challenge for agricultural regions, with cascading impacts to waterways, land productivity, soil carbon, and ecological health. We provide the first…
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Appropriate Use Of Taonga Species

Appropriate Use of Taonga Species

Exploring cultural licence to use indigenous organisms in high-value product development, to support emerging land-use opportunities for collectively owned Māori land
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gndDb, a Database of Partial gnd Sequences To Assist with Analysis of Escherichia coli Communities Using High-Throughput Sequencing

The use of culture methods to detect Escherichia coli diversity does not provide sufficient resolution to identify strains present at low levels. Here, we target…
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Monitoring Freshwater Improvement Actions Webapp

These WebApp tools will help freshwater stewards and kaitiaki decide what to measure, where, when, with what technology, and understand how much it will cost.…
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