Flagship Projects

Virtual registrations for the New Zealand Agriculture and Climate Change Conference are open! Join us online for the New Zealand Agriculture and Climate Change Conference, 3rd - 4th December 2024! This key event will bring together industry leaders, experts, and  researchers to share insights on the most pressing issues at the intersection of agriculture and […]

Please note that there is no registration required for this event.  You can follow the Symposium live on the WTO YouTube Channel by clicking on the electronic links in the attached program. This is an interactive event and we encourage you to send your questions to the various panels at [email protected]. 

Join us as Louis Schipper and Owen Fenton discuss the challenges of managing soil carbon on agricultural peatlands. A surprisingly high share of New Zealand's carbon dioxide emissions comes from a tiny proportion of soil - peat bogs that have been drained to support productive agriculture. Estimates indicate that drained peatlands in New Zealand (<1% […]

The Rice Technical Working Group (RTWG) meets at least biennially to provide for continuous exchange of information, cooperative planning, and periodic review of all phases of rice research and extension being carried out by the states, federal government, and cooperating agencies. It develops proposals for future work, which are suggested to the participating agencies for […]

Key reasons to attend this course AdmissionThe course is designed for professionals with a university degree, and oriented towards researchers, academic and decision-makers from public and private institutions, PhD students and technical advisors involved in the development and implementation of cattle breeding and genetic programmes. - 30 places will be available for face-to-face participation with […]