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November 02, 2023
We're finding pathways to future farming.
Our mission is to preserve the most fundamental treasures of Aotearoa – its land and water – while producing value from those same treasures.
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Interactive Tool
ADOPT
ADOPT (the Adoption & Diffusion Outcome Prediction Tool) is an online tool that predicts farmer uptake of new agricultural practices and innovations. It estimates time…
Guidance
The Catchment Group Toolkit
Build your Catchment Group Toolkit with resources from Our Land and Water and NZ Landcare Trust. Below you will find links to practical tools and…
Journal Article
Predicting improved optical water quality in rivers resulting from soil conservation actions on land
Soil conservation not only conserves soil but it improves the water clarity of water in rivers. This improvement may be estimated by the methods shown…
Summary
Project Summary: Bananas on Northland Dairy Farms
This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to investigate whether growing bananas on Northland dairy farms has the potential…
Infographic
Predicted willingness-to-pay price premium for red meat and dairy products
This infographic summarises key findings from a meta-analysis of international studies. It found the highest consumer ‘willingness to pay' (WTP) for sustainability attributes is for…
Technical Report
Composting Mootels on the West Coast
Dairy farming in New Zealand faces challenges. The industry's social license to operate is being questioned as environmental and animal welfare standards tighten. Amid these…
Video
Scale // The Value Chain Compass
In the research programme’s case studies of emerging value chains, scale was one of the key decisions that had to be made by the chain…
Technical Report
How Value Chains Can Share Value and Incentivise Land Use Practices
The research team was commissioned to write a paper on how value chains can better share value (economic, environmental, social and cultural) from consumer to…
Journal Article
Testing indicators of resilience for rural communities
The resilience of rural communities is a concern, both in itself and for its effects on the agricultural sector. This article investigates the possibility of…
Where are we conducting our research?
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