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The PGgRc and SLMACC already invest close to $9 million annually in enteric methane mitigation research and the PGgRc has a well-developed strategy and commercialisation plan for enteric mehtane mitigation. 
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The NZAGRC&#39;s research programme is designed specifically to build on this existing well-targeted research to advance the discovery of cost effective solutions. Since 97% of all agricultural methane emissions arise from enteric fermentation, the research concentrates almost exclusively on this sector. 
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Read more about the methane science programme below: 
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<a href="..methane.html/#goals">Goals &amp; Objectives</a><br />
<a href="..methane.html/#people">People</a><br />
<a href="..methane.html/#capability">Capability</a><br />
<a href="..methane.html/#linkages">Linkages</a><br />
<a href="..methane.html/#stories">Stories</a><br />
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<strong><a name="goals" title="goals"></a>Goals &amp; Objectives</strong> 
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<p>
&quot;To mitigate methane emissions&quot; 
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<ol>
	<li>Manipulate the substrate of fermentation</li>
	<li>Manipulate the fermentation process (animal &amp; waste)</li>
	<li>Modify methane outputs (waste)<br />
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	</li>
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&nbsp;<img src="user/image/large/137/Screen shot 2012-02-14 at 4.00.15 PM.png" border="0" alt="Objectives" title="Objectives" width="337" height="272" /><br />
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<strong><a name="people" title="people"></a>People</strong> 
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<p>
<em>Principal Investigators<br />
</em>Dr Graeme Attwood, AgResearch<br />
Dr Peter Janssen, AgResearch 
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<em>Objective Leaders<br />
</em>Dr John McEwan<br />
Dr Sinead Leahy<br />
Dr Ron Ronimus<br />
Dr Bryce Buddle<br />
Dr Gemma Henderson<br />
Dr Rupert Craggs 
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<strong><a name="capability" title="capability"></a>Capability</strong> 
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3 organisations<br />
28 researchers/technicians<br />
2 PhD students 
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<a name="outcomes" title="outcomes"></a><strong>Linkages</strong> 
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AnimalCHANGE<br />
CSIRO Livestock Industries<br />
DPI Queensland&nbsp;<br />
Global Research Alliance<br />
Landcare Research<br />
NIWA<br />
PGgRc<br />
Scottish Agricultural College<br />
SLMACC<br />
US Joint Genome Initative 
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<p>
<a name="stories" title="stories"></a><strong>Stories</strong> 
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<p>
NZAGRC&nbsp;Newsletter&nbsp;August 2011 Page 8<br />
NZAGRC Newsletter&nbsp;April 2011 Page 4, Page 6<br />
NZAGRC Newsletter December 2010 Page 5 
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