Our role is to find ways for New Zealand to
meet its international greenhouse gas emission
obligations without reducing agricultural output.



 


	
		
			
			
			Research 
			
			
			Work Stream 1: Methane
			Lead scientists Peter Janssen and Graeme Attwood are overseeing multiple cutting-edge research programmes at the NZAGRC that will mitigate emissions of enteric methane. 
			
			
			
			Work Stream 2: Nitrous Oxide
			Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent GHG with a long-term global warming potential 310 times that of CO2. In New Zealand, approximately 20% of total GHGs are N2O. 
			
			
			
			Work Stream 3: Soil Carbon
			Soils sequester and store atmospheric carbon via the removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere during photosynthesis. 
			
			
			
			Work Stream 4: Integrated Systems
			The NZAGRC&#39;s integrated farm systems research programme is focused on developing the tools to design novel, practical, credible and cost-effective low GHG-emitting farm systems for New Zealand farms. 
			
			
			 
			
			
			Information Hub 
			
			
			Knowledge
			Take a look at the range of publications produced by the NZAGRC including Annual Reports, our newsletter &quot;RELEASE&quot; and selected science publications.  Watch a short movie under &quot;Media&quot;. 
			
			
			
			Technologies
			Many of the NZAGRC&#39;s deliverables are likely to take the form of products or services that can be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 
			
			
			
			Practices
			A number of the NZAGRC&#39;s outputs are likely to be management practices or systems that can be employed on-farm to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and potentially improve productivity.