<p>The NZAGRC continues to deliver a wide range of services to the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA), which has 56 member countries around the world.<br /><br />A large portion of the NZAGRC&rsquo;s support is in acting as contracting agent for the New Zealand Government&rsquo;s GRA investment in research including supporting international funds such as FACCE-JPI&rsquo;s ERA-GAS, and its own Global Partnerships in Livestock Emissions Research (GPLER) as well as targeted investments across the LRG&rsquo;s research priorities.<br /><br />Active GRA projects reporting to the NZAGRC as contracting agent for MPI are listed in the following table along with the lead New Zealand provider and main contact point.&nbsp;</p>
<h5>GRA Enteric Fermentation Flagship</h5>
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<p>Rumen microbiomes to predict methane</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Suzanne Rowe</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h5>FACCE-JPI/ERA-GAS</h5>
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<p>Predicting appropriate GHG mitigation strategies based on modelling variables that contribute to ruminant environmental impact</p>
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<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Graeme Attwood</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Refining direct fed microbials (DFM) and silage inoculants for reduction of methane emissions from ruminants</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Graeme Attwood</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Capturing Effects of Diet on Emissions from Ruminant Systems</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Cecile de Klein</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Mitigating Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions by improved pH management of soils</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>University of Otago</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Sergio Morales</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Wise use of drained peatlands in a bio-based economy: development of improved assessment practices and sustainable techniques for mitigation of greenhouse gases</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>University of Waikato</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>David Campbell</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Barriers to adoption of no-cost mitigation options</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>David Fleming</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h5>GPLER</h5>
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<td width="278">
<p>Reducing hydrogen and methyl-compound production to mitigate rumen methane</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Graeme Attwood</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Antibody binding to antigenic targets in the rumen</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Neil Wedlock</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Rumen microbiomes to predict methane</p>
</td>
<td width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Suzanne Rowe</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FOR INCREASING SOIL CARBON UNDER GRASSLANDS</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>Landcare Research New Zealand Limited</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Pete Millard</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Chemical di-nitrogen formation bypassing nitrous oxide</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>Landcare Research New Zealand Limited</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Andrew McMillan</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Discovery of New Nitrification Inhibitors to Mitigate Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Grazed Pasture Systems</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>Lincoln University</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Hong Di</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>The N2O switch</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>Lincoln University</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Tim Clough</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Mitigating N2O emissions by optimising irrigation management</p>
</td>
<td width="267">
<p>Lincoln University</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Tim Clough</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Discovery of new nitrification inhibitors: Phase II</p>
</td>
<td width="267">
<p>Lincoln University</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Hong Di</p>
</td>
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<td width="278">
<p>Full inversion tillage to accelerate soil C sequestration</p>
</td>
<td width="267">
<p>The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Mike Beare</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Farming microbes for better farms: biostimulating non-denitrifying nitrous oxide reducers</p>
</td>
<td width="267">
<p>University of Otago</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Sergio Morales</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Reducing nitrous oxide emissions from urine patches through accelerating nitrous oxide reduction</p>
</td>
<td width="267">
<p>University of Otago</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Sergio Morales</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h5>LRG Priority Projects</h5>
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<td colspan="2" width="278">
<p>Good practice guidelines for enteric methane measurement methodologies</p>
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<td colspan="2" width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Arjan Jonker</p>
</td>
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<td colspan="2" width="278">
<p>Updating the existing Nitrous Oxide Chamber Methodology Guidelines</p>
</td>
<td colspan="2" width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Cecile de Klein</p>
</td>
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<td colspan="2" width="278">
<p>Nitrous oxide and methane emissions associated with high metabolisable energy forage</p>
</td>
<td colspan="2" width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Paul Newton</p>
</td>
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<td colspan="2" width="278">
<p>Mapping and managing urine patches to reduce nitrous oxide emissions</p>
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<td colspan="2" width="267">
<p>Landcare Research New Zealand Limited</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Surinder Saggar</p>
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<td colspan="2" width="278">
<p>Understanding the effects of variation in individual animal production on greenhouse gas emissions</p>
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<td colspan="2" width="267">
<p>Massey University</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Ian Yule</p>
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<td colspan="2" width="278">
<p>Delivering methane inhibitors to pasture-fed ruminants</p>
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<td colspan="2" width="267">
<p>Research Trust of Victoria University Wellington</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Emily Parker</p>
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<td colspan="2" width="278">
<p>The consequences of full-inversion tillage for nitrous oxide emissions</p>
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<td colspan="2" width="267">
<p>The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Mike Beare</p>
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<td colspan="2" width="278">
<p>Establishment of a Database and Inventory Refinement for GHG emissions associated with Manure</p>
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<td colspan="2" width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Tony van der Weerden</p>
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<td colspan="2" width="278">
<p>Profitable, low GHG emitting grazing-based dairy systems in Costa Rica - Workshop</p>
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<td colspan="2" width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Liz Wedderburn</p>
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</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The NZAGRC also leads a number of high profile GRA capability building projects, funded by the New Zealand Government, including across Africa; South East Asia, and Central and South America.&nbsp; See <em>separate article.&nbsp; </em>NZAGRC also administers the Government&rsquo;s LEARN and GRASS awards programme, supporting a number of students and researchers . Current award recipients and their New Zealand supervisors are listed in the table below.</p>
<h5>LEARN/GRASS</h5>
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<p>LEARN PHD: Jingfei Ren</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Paul Newton</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>LEARN Postdoctoral Fellow Award - Md. Ashraf Ali Biswas</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Arjan Jonker</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>LEARN PhD: Nannan Zhang</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Jiafa Luo</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>Grass Award - Franco Bilotto</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>AgResearch Limited</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Ronaldo Vibart</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>GRASS Award -Adriano Nascente</p>
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<td width="267">
<p>Landcare Research New Zealand Limited</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>David Whitehead</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>LEARN Postdoctoral Award: Pham Hung Cuong</p>
</td>
<td width="267">
<p>Landcare Research New Zealand Limited</p>
</td>
<td width="95">
<p>Surinder Saggar</p>
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<td width="278">
<p>LEARN Postdoctoral Fellowship: Chamindu Deepagoda</p>
</td>
<td width="267">
<p>Lincoln University</p>
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<td width="95">
<p>Tim Clough</p>
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</tbody>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
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