The New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC) was opened by Prime Minister, The Right Hon. John Key on 3rd March 2010.  The NZAGRC is a partnership between the leading New Zealand research providers working in the agricultural greenhouse gas area and the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGgRc).  It is 100% government-funded and about NZ$48.5 million is being invested by the NZAGRC into research and development activities over ten years.  The NZAGRC is a &quot;virtual&quot; Centre and the research that it funds is carried out by researchers working in their own organisations.


The NZAGRC is physically headquartered on the AgResearch Grasslands Campus in Palmerston North.  The NZAGRC Director, NZAGRC Operations Manager, Operations Manager International and NZAGRC Administrator are employed by AgResearch on behalf of the NZAGRC and are based in this building.  The Deputy Director (International), also employed by AgResearch, is located in Wellington.