<p align="LEFT">New Zealand&rsquo;s agricultural GHG emissions mitigation research funding works together like a set of cogs, a well-oiled machine rather than individual funds working in isolation.</p>
<p align="LEFT">The PGgRc and NZAGRC are a central cog moving together to provide an overall push forward for targetted GHG mitigation research in New Zealand. These two research funds work with all sectors &ndash;government, science and industry&nbsp;while other funds contribute individual, focussed research outcomes to&nbsp; mprove New Zealand&rsquo;s overall knowledge of how we can do more to improve efficiency and productivity, and introduce new mitigation strategies on farm. It&rsquo;s also important that all this work links closely to improving New Zealand&rsquo;s GHG inventory accounting methods both on farm and nationally, as well as drawing as much as possible on international expertise and collaborations, and contributing to expanding and accelerating the global search for GHG mitigation solutions.</p>
<p align="LEFT">There are many advantages in this approach to funding. New Zealand is able to support targeted work to address both international and national priorities. For example, meeting UNFCCC requirements as well as national targets for mitigation of biological emissions.</p>
<p align="LEFT">A multi-faceted approach allows New Zealand to cover a broad scope of work including the integration of agricultural mitigation research with impacts, adaptation and enhancement of forest sinks. This approach enables flexibility of resource input to cover a broad range of solution options - from very basic to very applied - while still maintaining the ability to direct focus to the most promising solution areas.</p>
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