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The NZAGRC was created to&nbsp;build upon existing research and the most effective way to do this, and open up new avenues, is to work with existing organisations to create an effective, trusted partnership that will bring solutions to New Zealand stakeholders, and the&nbsp;international science community.
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To inform the NZAGRC science, the NZAGRC employs a number of advisors from the New Zealand and international science communities, and New Zealand industry. 
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This diagram summarises the NZAGRC: a multi-faceted, international community striving for ways that New Zealand can meet its international grenhouse gas emission obligations without reducing agricultural output&nbsp;advisory groups. 
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Read more about the various groupings by clicking on them.
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<img src="user/image/large/158/Screen%20shot%202012-02-15%20at%202.10.59%20PM.png" border="0" alt="Structure" title="Structure" width="516" height="429" /><br />
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NZAGRC Steering Group 
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The&nbsp;<a href="steering-group.html" class="h5">NZAGRC Steering Group</a>&nbsp;has a member from each of the Centre&#39;s nine member organisations. 
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The role of the NZAGRC Steering Group is to oversee the performance of the NZAGRC against its strategic plan.&nbsp;&nbsp;It consists of&nbsp;a senior&nbsp;representative from each of the nine organisations that make up the NZAGRC.&nbsp; Representatives were initially appointed by&nbsp;each organisation&#39;s Chief Executive Officer (or equivalent) in March 2010 and the current members&nbsp;are shown below.&nbsp; 
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Professor Warren McNabb (Chair) AgResearch <br />
Dr David Johns DairyNZ <br />
Dr Richard Gordon Landcare Research<br />
Dr Peter John (Deputy Chair) Lincoln University<br />
Professor Mike Hedley Massey University<br />
Dr Murray Poulter NIWA<br />
Warrick Nelson&nbsp;Plant &amp; Food Research<br />
Mark Aspin PGgRc<br />
Dr Trevor Stuthridge&nbsp;Scion 
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The role of NZAGRC Science Leadership Team (SLT) is to play a key&nbsp;part in the development, implementation and monitoring of all of the Centre&#39;s science programmes and strategies.&nbsp; It consists of respected New Zealand-based researchers with excellent science&nbsp;credentials accompanied by strong leadership, communication, strategic and inter-personal skills with expertise in those areas of science covered in the&nbsp;NZAGRC Strategy and Science Plan. Membership is agreed by the Steering Group and includes the NZAGRC Principal Investigators in addition to the Centre Director and Centre Operations Manager.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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Dr Graeme Attwood AgResearch <br />
Mr Dave Clark DairyNZ <br />
Dr Cecile DeKlein AgResearch <br />
Professor Hong Di Lincoln University <br />
Dr Robyn Dynes AgResearch <br />
Dr Peter Janssen AgResearch <br />
Professor Frank Kelliher AgResearch <br />
Dr David Whitehead Landcare Research 
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The role of NZAGRC Science Leadership Team (SLT) is to play a key&nbsp;part in the development, implementation and monitoring of all of the Centre&#39;s science programmes and strategies.&nbsp; It consists of respected New Zealand-based researchers with excellent science&nbsp;credentials accompanied by strong leadership, communication, strategic and inter-personal skills with expertise in those areas of science covered in the&nbsp;NZAGRC Strategy and Science Plan. Membership is agreed by the Steering Group and includes the NZAGRC Principal Investigators in addition to the Centre Director and Centre Operations Manager.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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Dr Graeme Attwood AgResearch <br />
Mr Dave Clark DairyNZ <br />
Dr Cecile DeKlein AgResearch <br />
Professor Hong Di Lincoln University <br />
Dr Robyn Dynes AgResearch <br />
Dr Peter Janssen AgResearch <br />
Professor Frank Kelliher AgResearch <br />
Dr David Whitehead Landcare Research 
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The role of the NZAGRC ISAG is to act as an international science excellence review group, advising both the Steering Group and the Centre Director. The core responsibilities of the NZAGRC ISAG are to: 
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	<li>Provide feedback on the strengths and weaknesses in science quality, the Centre Research Strategy and Science Plan and the Business Plan to the Centre Director. </li>
	<li>Recommend steps that the Centre Director and Steering Group should take to address any concerns that ISAG might have, including re-focussing current investment, and collaboration with other research groups. </li>
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Membership of NZAGRC ISAG is initially for a three year term. Additional members can be added if there are changes in circumstance and/or focus changes or other expertise is required. 
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The current NZAGRC ISAG has 11 international scientists who are leading experts in their fields and have extensive global research collaboration networks. 
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Dr Richard Eckard The University of Melbourne <br />
Professor Keith Goulding Rothamsted Research <br />
Dr Peter Kuikman Alterra, Wageningen UR <br />
Dr Tim McAllister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada <br />
Professor Mark Morrison CSIRO, Australia <br />
Professor Jamie Newbold Aberystwyth University <br />
Professor Johan Six University of California - Davis <br />
Professor Keith Smith University of Edinburgh <br />
Dr Frank O&#39;Mara Teagasc, Ireland <br />
Professor Pete Smith University of Aberdeen <br />
Dr Jean-Francois Soussana French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) 
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The role of NZAGRC SAG is to advise the Centre Director and the Steering Group on the direction and the implementation of the Strategy and Science Plan and Business Plan and to actively assist in delivery and uptake of Outcomes arising from Research Projects and Centre activities. 
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The core responsibilities of the NZAGRC SAG are to: 
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	<li>Advise the NZAGRC Steering Group on a broad range of issues; </li>
	<li>Give Stakeholder guidance on and endorse the direction of the Strategy and Science Plan and Business Plan to ensure they meet priority national needs; </li>
	<li>Advise on the Stakeholder perspective on the performance of the Centre; </li>
	<li>Seek, encourage and integrate co-funding of research; </li>
	<li>Actively champion the Centre and its research and assist links between the Centre and stakeholders; </li>
	<li>Contribute to decision-making regarding delivery of Outcomes through IP Uptake, actively supporting adoption of New IP. </li>
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Membership of NZAGRC SAG will vary between one and three years and will be reviewed regularly to ensure that its representatives are best suited to make an effective contribution to the group. 
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The NZAGRC SAG currently has 12 key industry stakeholders appointed by the NZAGRC Steering Group on the basis of their expertise, industry knowledge and ability to contribute to the responsibilities of the group. 
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Simon Tucker Dairy Companies Association of NZ <br />
Rick Pridmore DairyNZ <br />
Philip Mladenov Fert Research <br />
Nick Pyke Foundation for Arable Research <br />
Peter Silcock Horticulture New Zealand <br />
Richard Wakelin Meat &amp; Wool New Zealand <br />
Dan Coup Meat Industry Association <br />
Paul Stocks Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry <br />
Jo Tyndall Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade <br />
George Slim Ministry of Science and Innovation <br />
Sam McIvor New Zealand Pork <br />
Jamie Tuuta Parininihi Ki Waitotara Incorporation <br />
Mark Leslie PGgRc 
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The&nbsp;<span class="h5">NZAGRC Science Leadership Team</span>&nbsp;includes the eight NZAGRC Principal Investigators, all of whom are based in New Zealand. They are leading experts in their fields and have extensive global research collaboration networks. 
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The&nbsp;<span class="h5">NZAGRC International Science Advisory Group</span>&nbsp;has 11 international scientists who are leading experts in their fields and have extenstive global research collaboration networks. 
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The&nbsp;<a href="sag.html" class="h5">NZAGRC Stakeholder Advisory Group</a>&nbsp;comprises respected New Zealand agricultural industry and public sector leaders. 
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