The NZAGRC is funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) via its Primary Growth Partnership fund and is a partnership (non-financial) of nine New Zealand research organisations: AgResearch, DairyNZ, Landcare Research, Lincoln University, Massey University, NIWA, PGgRc, Plant & Food Research, Scion.
The NZAGRC investment is $4.8 million per year and is dedicated to developing agricultural emissions reducing technologies and practices across the full suite of GHGs generated by agriculture, encompassing methane from both enteric fermentation and manure management, nitrous oxide from agricultural soils, and the management of soil carbon. It also works to co-ordinate New Zealand’s It also works to co-ordinate New Zealand’s research into agricultural GHG emissions mitigation and be a key authoritative source of technical advice and support on agricultural GHG emissions and soil carbon sinks.
Apart from focusing on developing new solutions, the NZAGRC also devotes  significant effort to developing young scientists at postgraduate (Honours, Masters and PhD) and postdoctoral levels to ensure the on-going capacity of the New Zealand research community to deliver against these challenges.
The NZAGRC leads New Zealand’s science input into the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, which is New Zealand’s main way of fostering  international collaboration and helping build capacity in other countries to tackle their own GHG emissions.
 
 
Quick Facts



Organisation/Programme
NZAGRC


 Funder
Industry / MBIE


How funds are distributed
Negotiated


Funding scope
Methane, nitous oxide, soil carbon and farm systems


How funding decisions are made

Director recommends to NZAGRC Steering Group



How priorities are set

Signalled in 5 year science plan




Funding 2000-2020 ($m approx.)


2009-2019: $48.5m



Key linkages between funding streams


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.






 
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