Quick Facts - Fund overviews
Here is an overview of the main funding avenues for agricultural greenhouse gas research funding in New Zealand. Click of each fund name to learn more about each.



Organisation/Programme
PGgRc
NZAGRC
GRA
SLMACC
Inventory
Industry


Funder
Industry / MBIE
MPI
MPI (NZ GRA fund)
MPI
MPI
Various (including government partnerships)


How funds are distributed
Negotiated
Negotiated
Negotiated & competitive
Competitive
Competitive
Negotiated & competitive


Funding scope
Methane, Nitous oxide 
Methane, nitous oxide, soil carbon and farm systems
Methane, nitous oxide, soil carbon and farm systems
Methane, nitous oxide, soil carbon, cross cutting, models, social science
Methane, nitous oxide, soil carbon
Productivity, nitrogen leaching, nitrogen efficiency


How funding decisions are made
PGgRc Board decision guided by General Manager’s recommendation
Director recommends to NZAGRC Steering Group
External Technical Advisory Panel recommends to DG & MPI officials recommend to DG
External advisory panel recommends to MPI DG
MPI officials recommend to MPI DG
Varied


How priorities are set
Developed and signaled in 7 year plan, which isreviewed throughout by independent science and commercial advisory panels
Signalled in 5 year science plan
Grand Challenges set by an international panel; alignment with other multi-lateral funds; targeted investment based on advice from NZAGRC and GRA Livestock Research Group
Annually by officials advised by experts and MPI staff
Annually by MPI and MfE officials advised by external panels (NZoNet, Methanet and inventory expert advisory panel)
Dependent on research interests. Efficiency and production are key concerns, with GHG reductions as co-benefit of efficiency/ productivity gains


Funding 2000-2020 ($m approx.)
2004-2012: $37m 2013-2019: $37.8m (funded 50/50 by industry/government)
2009-2019: $48.5m
2010-2020: $65m
Varying. Currently $2.5m per year
Varying. Currently $1.9m per year
Funding from industry and government in support of industry objectives significantly exceeds $50m per year


Key linkages between funding streams
PGgRc and NZAGRC co-invest in methane programme; PGgRc bids into SLMACC on a 1:1 co-funded basis; NZAGRC Director observer on PGgRc Board; PGgRc Manager sits on NZAGRC Steering Group; NZAGRC Director sits on SLMACC advisory group; PGgRc leads commercialisation of work on behalf of PGgRc and MPI investment.
PGgRc and NZAGRC co-invest in methane programme; NZAGRC Director observer on PGgRc Board; PGgRc Manager sits on NZAGRC Steering Group; NZAGRC Director sits on SLMACC advisory group; PGgRc leads commercialisation of work on behalf of PGgRc and MPI investment; NZAGRC Director and Deputy Director provide advice for SLMACC, Inventory and GRA.
This is direct research funding + provision of funding for other international funds/initiatives and secretariat support; NZAGRC input into technical advisory panel & priority setting; NZAGRC leads NZ input into all GRA Research Groups; NZAGRC contracts most and reports on all research activities.
NZAGRC and PGgRc input; GHG projects need to align with PGgRc and NZAGRC strategies.
NZAGRC input into advisory panels.
Industry input into PGgRc as a co-funder; Advisors to various other funds.