Nikolai Macnee comes by his love for biology and food production quite naturally:...

How one group of visionaries is using the whole sheep skin to develop protein-packed, nutrient-rich supplements for...

Collaborating across the regions: How economic development agencies are breaking down silos and working together for a...

“We are a group of farmers solving a problem for farmers.”...

How Matawai Bio is harnessing advancements in AI and taking a kaitiaki-led approach to develop a new market opportunity...

The roadmap for developing a billion-dollar cider industry started at home, on a lifestyle plot in Tamahere. Here, John...

For Cropsy co-founders Ali Alomari, Leila Deljkovic, Rory Buchanan, and Winston Su, an idea sparked fresh out of...

Taiao Ora, Tangata Ora is a four-year programme of work to create transformative pathways for Aotearoa New Zealand’s...

The Aotearoa Circle is a unique partnership of private and public-sector leaders, unified and committed to the pursuit...

If you ask textile designer Sophie Poelman what her superpower is, she’ll tell you: “I think of crazy things!”...

Innovative agribusiness company NZ Zero (NZ0) has its sights set on export of the world’s first certified zero emissions...

AGMARDT helped fund world-class speakers for E Tipu 2022: the Boma NZ Agri Summit, New Zealand’s biggest food and fibre...

A pilot project in Taranaki is trailblazing initiatives to help farmers improve on-farm energy-efficiency, energy...

AGMARDT provided funding that enabled the Marlborough Research Centre Trust to undertake a waste mapping study across Te...

Undertaking the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) Company Directors Course, with the help of an AGMARDT Leadership...

Anyone for cauliflower ice-cream? It’s a creamy and delicious new indulgence created by Kiwi food-tech start-up Kinda...

Caroline Batley is passionate about New Zealand’s rural towns and communities and is keen to find out what assistance is...

Thoughtful Viticulture is on a mission to reduce the water footprint of New Zealand’s $2 billion viticulture industry...

AGMARDT provided Agribusiness Innovation Grant (AIG) funds to kick-start testing to identify the potential of food...

For dairy farmer Deborah Rhodes, the future of the industry depends not only on looking after the environment and...

Alex Worker sees a future for New Zealand as the eco valley of the world, producing ethical, technology enabled food to...

AGMARDT funded laboratory testing for Rivershot’s programme to develop ways to use satellite science to measure river...

AGMARDT has funded the first phase of the Aotearoa Circle’s programme to develop a National Food Strategy...

AGMARDT is supporting established family business Greenlea Premier Meats to launch its new restorative value-add bone...

A new genomic-based prediction tool to assist selection and breeding of New Zealand wheat suited to people with gluten...

Rapid growth of the horticulture sector over the past and in future decades will require industry to build a sustainable...

AGMARDT is a committed partner of the multi-awarding St Paul’s Collegiate School’s Agribusiness in Schools programme...

AGMARDT is part of a collaborative force led by the NZ Rural Leadership Trust to accelerate a better future for Aotearoa...

Our Leadership Scholars are featured in our 2019-20 Annual Report. Read about them all here...

The Stakeholders in Methyl Bromide Reduction Inc (STIMBR) has undertaken extensive research seeking alternative chemical...

AGMARDT funding is helping The NZ Blackcurrant Co-operative (NZBC) in its drive to establish a new high value market...

Summerfruit NZ is the industry body that represents the interests of approximately 230 apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach...

New Zealand probiotics company BioBrew Ltd is an innovator, helping redefine use of microbial supplements as a leading...

Attending the EY Darden Executive Programme, supported by an AGMARDT Leadership Scholarship, has helped Matt Kibble grow...

Grant funding to participate in a United Nations Leadership Tour has encouraged Summer Wynyard to put her leadership...

New Zealand’s red meat market access to the UK and EU has been seriously challenged by the UK’s decision to leave the...

Sam Lockwood-Gecks’ curiosity after observing the thriving student-led entrepreneurial culture at Wageningen University...

AGMARDT and NZTE funding enabled the Indigenous NZ Cuisine Cluster (INZCC) through Poutama to have a person in Hong Kong...

NZ Apples and Pears Inc. received funding from AGMARDT to run the first International Horticulture Immersion Programs...

In the past few years, AGMARDT funding has enabled innovative Kiwi wool filter company Lanaco, to explore and develop...

Established in 2012 as the New Zealand Primary Sector Bootcamp, Te Hono has evolved to become an invaluable partnership...

Since receiving AGMARDT funding the New Zealand Sock Company has undergone a major development drive towards production...

Agritech New Zealand was established in May 2018 with a view to connecting everyone and everything in New Zealand’s...

Building on the segmentation work that AGMARDT part funded in 2017/18, Beef and Lamb NZ has moved forward...

Biosecurity is one of the greatest challenges facing New Zealand’s primary sector. Increased global trade, tourism and...

This project aimed to develop a novel biological control for the tomato-potato psyllid (TPP), and reduce the significant...

This project allowed a diverse group of NZ agri-food sector leaders to connect directly with leaders in the Dutch...

The Kellogg Alumni Summit event held in May 2017, was the platform to launch the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme...

In 2014, St Paul’s Collegiate School set about establishing an agribusiness programme that meets the primary industry’s...

The ASB MAGS Farm Experience Centre Project is the construction of educational facility and redevelopment of the ASB...

To effectively connect the Red Meat Story to consumers we need an in-depth understanding of who the end consumers are...

Lanaco Ltd is a developer and manufacturer of filters that utilizes New Zealand wool as its core technology based on...

Pāmu (brand name for Landcorp) is at the forefront of transforming New Zealand farming, it leads innovation in farming...

China’s growing demand for safe, quality food has positioned it as New Zealand’s largest market for sheepmeat and second...

Venture Southland, the Southland regional economic and community development agency and New Zealand Functional Foods...

ABNZ (Advanced Biotech NZ) was established in May 2016 to develop a bovine collagen operation in NZ to support the US...

Sprout backs bold agritech businesses and entrepreneurs who MOVE FAST, THINK BIG and are committed to building solutions...

Cannasouth Plant Research (ex Gentec Plant Research Limited) is a biopharmaceutical, research company based at Waikato...

In 2018 AGMARDT reviewed how it could more effectively share success stories of those who received grant funding in the...

Pastoral Robotics Limited has dedicated itself to developing technology to address nitrate leaching whilst increasing...

Methyl bromide, an ozone depleting gas, is used as a phytosanitary treatment for approximately 20 percent of the logs...

Harvesting honey is age-old tradition with methods and practices similar today to those of over 100 years ago...

The Primary Collaboration New Zealand Ltd (PCNZ NZ) was established to gain a better understanding of the complex China...

Animal Health Direct Ltd (AHD) is a Hawke’s Bay based company providing animal health products across the dairy, equine...

The New Zealand Sock Company needs little introduction. For a company that’s been around for 116 years, and spanned...

Biophive is contributing to the animal health movement with Roam, their new pet food, treats and chews brand. The...

AGMARDT has been a principal sponsor from inception, and has seen the Te Hono movement gain a momentum of its own...