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Taiao ora, Tangata ora - Healthy nature, Healthy people
'Let's meet our challenges with smarter work'
Ash-Leigh Campbell share-milks her own 900-cow farm while also working at agritech company Halter. A young Māori farmer, Ash-Leigh is a champion for innovation and progress that align smartly with the core goals of the Fit For a Better World roadmap.
Productivity / Whaihua
Medicinal cannabis to bring 100s of jobs
Contract of $32 million represents a Government partnership with Puro specialist cultivators that will see New Zealand patients being able to access local and organically grown cannabis medicines.
Could almonds be the next big thing?
This high-value and nutritious nut could add to New Zealand's productivity and exports if a $100,000 trial crop in the Hawke's Bay - between Plant & Food Research and MPI - is successful.
$25 million helping hand for farmers
We’re backing farmers and growers to adapt, innovate and grow their food and fibre exports with a comprehensive package to strengthen training and employment within the rural advisory sector.
Inclusivity / Whakaurutia
Casting the net wide for future fishers
During lockdown he donated $12,000 worth of fish to those in need. Now Roger Rawlinson, of RMD Marine, is inviting youths on to his boat to catch it for themselves - and to find out whether it's a career for them.
Attracting Pacific youth to horticulture
With exports forecast to hit $6.9 billion this year and continued growth expected, The Akongoue: Pasifika Horticulture Programme aims to introduce youth to a wide range of fruitful careers in New Zealand.
Aligning land use and Māori culture
Māori farmers are under pressure to use ancestral land in ways consistent with communal values, and have to balance those goals against the need to cut greenhouse gases on farms, two researchers say.
Sustainability / Kauneke Tauwhiro
Upcycle food, don't waste it
Vast amounts of food are dumped at New Zealand landfills every year. In an effort to reduce this, creative thinking and innovative research are leading to a 'second life' for many of these by products.
Saved: water to feed 500,000 people
Fonterra, in close partnership with Ecolab’s water management division, saved 190 million litres of water in their manufacturing processes across Australia and New Zealand.
Young winners in Biosecurity Awards
A finalist last year for their catfish eradication work, Lynmore Primary School won the Kura (School) Award this year for building and distributing more than 300 pest traps in their local area.
Food and Fibre sector insights
Adding years to life – and life to years
Study shows how good, healthy food can play a major role in preventing and curing illness – and add to an already longer life expectancy. Read more
Covid changes Asian consumer trends
NZ producers adapt as people buy more online, more fresh food, better quality food, and more family-sized portions. Read more
Taskforce to shift business impact on nature
Risk management framework for organisations on evolving nature-related risks is now open for feedback from market participants. Read more
TV show shines a spotlight on sector
For more insights, innovations and progress within the food and fibre sector, watch Rural Delivery on demand, produced in partnership with MPI. See more here
The Fit for a Better World – Accelerating our Economic Potential road map sets out targets to achieve a more productive, sustainable and inclusive economy by 2030.
