<p>NZAGRC&rsquo;s current Science Plan consists of 11 active Research Objectives which align under five key areas:</p>
<p>Mitigating methane emissions (joint programme with the PGgRc)</p>
<ul>
<li>Reducing emissions through small molecule inhibitors and vaccines and indirectly through feeding and changes in animal phenotypes</li>
</ul>
<p>Plants and GHGs</p>
<ul>
<li>Identifying and prioritising plant traits for low GHG emissions;</li>
<li>Mitigation practices to maintain soil carbon and reduce nitrous oxide emissions at paddock scale; and</li>
<li>Defining the achievable soil C stabilisation capacity of New Zealand grassland soils</li>
</ul>
<p>Integrated farm systems</p>
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<li>Promoting profitable, practical and low GHG-emitting sheep, beef and dairy farm systems</li>
</ul>
<p>Māori-focussed research</p>
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<li>Assisting the Māori pastoral sector to increase resource efficiency and farm productivity while lowering GHG emissions</li>
</ul>
<p>Policy support</p>
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<li>Conducting research and analysis to ensure that policy makers have current and validated science upon which to base their decision-making</li>
</ul>
<p>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.</p>