With more than $95 million invested over 35 years, we are passionate about helping to shape the future of Aotearoa NZ's Food and Fibres Sector
AGMARDT – helping shape the future of Agri-business We are the Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust, better known as AGMARDT.
We strategically invest in initiatives to encourage innovative thinking, research capability and collaboration and to develop emerging leaders in New Zealand’s primary sector – all with the goal of accelerating positive change and igniting a better future for food and fibres in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Hot off the Press is our latest Annual Report 2021/2022 – read it now!
Kia ora potential AGMARDT applicant,
Thank you for your interest. Due to a large number of applications received and approved this financial year, AGMARDT has reached its 2022-2023 grants budget following our February 2023 funding round. Consequently, our grants are now closed and applications will reopen at the start of our next financial year (July 2023).
You can find key application dates here – please check back for future updates.
In the meantime, please refer to our website including our FAQs for further information about our grants.
Lastly, if you’re seeking alternative sources of funding, we can recommend the following:
- Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures Fund (MPI)
- Callaghan Innovation Funding
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
If you classify as an agri-tech business, please check out the Agritech Support Explorer tool which can help you identify relevant sources of funding
Best wishes from the AGMARDT team.
Us
As ‘Future Shapers’ – we want to ignite a better future for the food & fibres sector.
Scholarships
We have provided more than $90 million of funding so far to support the success of agribusinesses - how can we help you?
Portal
Interested in applying for one of our grants or scholarships? You can do it online today.
Stories
With more than 1700 grants awarded to date, we’ve got some great stories to share with you.
