NZAGRC’s current Science Plan consists of 11 active Research Objectives which align under five key areas:
Mitigating methane emissions (joint programme with the PGgRc)

Reducing emissions through small molecule inhibitors and vaccines and indirectly through feeding and changes in animal phenotypes

Plants and GHGs

Identifying and prioritising plant traits for low GHG emissions;
Mitigation practices to maintain soil carbon and reduce nitrous oxide emissions at paddock scale; and
Defining the achievable soil C stabilisation capacity of New Zealand grassland soils

Integrated farm systems

Promoting profitable, practical and low GHG-emitting sheep, beef and dairy farm systems

Māori-focussed research

Assisting the Māori pastoral sector to increase resource efficiency and farm productivity while lowering GHG emissions

Policy support

Conducting research and analysis to ensure that policy makers have current and validated science upon which to base their decision-making

Within these five key areas we have several science programmes, which deal with specific areas of research. Details of each, and a snapshot of the progress being made, are found from the menu on the left.