The Nuffield alumni lost one of its oldest surviving scholars with the death of John O’Connor in March. Father of 2015 scholar, Bede and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor, the connection with the O’Connor family has been strong.John O’Connor, ONZM, was a passionate advocate for the dairy industry and was regarded as a pioneer for introducing
We also heard about research at Waginengen University in The Netherlands which has highlighted a natural variation for photosynthesis in plants. With this knowledge they are hoping to breed crops in the future which make better use of photosynthesis – opening the possibility for much higher yields and capture of carbon dioxide.
BRAZIL GFP 2018 10 Nuffield Scholars, 6 Weeks, 5 Countries, 23 Flights, 78 Visits & Meetings After a whirlwind start to “Nuffield 18” and having survived the Contemporary Scholars Conference in the Netherlands, it was time to set out on my GFP – by all previous accounts the sort of trip that legends are made
Our Global Focus Programme travelled through Italy, Texas, British Columbia, Argentina and Chile. A month on from finishing my GFP, certain themes remain fixed in my mind, here’s my highlights package. Italy – “people, travel, not food” Italy was a real change of focus and priorities to the export orientated Netherlands. It’s been all about
38 days, 5 countries – the 2018 Africa Global Focus Programme in my words The 2018 Nuffield Africa Global Focus Programme (GFP) was unrelenting and motivating to the core. This extended period of travel with 8 other international Nuffield scholars was nothing short of incredible – challenges would be laid down, preconceptions shattered and friendships
Through March and April of 2018 I partook in the Nuffield Global Focus Programme tour. With me were Turi Mcfarlane (New Zealand) and Shannon Notter, a kiwi living in Australia, from Australia Andrew Slade, James Hawkins, and Alison Larard, from Scotland Jenna Ross and from Nova Scotia in Canada Josh Olton. Over the course of
Juliet Maclean, November 2017 Since my last note, not only do we have a new government, we also have five new Nuffield scholars. The businesses of farming and growing have changed dramatically over the past decade. Historically, it was adequate for farmers to express a personal desire to care for their livestock and land and to
David Kidd, 2017 Nuffield Scholar As the world population continues to increase, there is a corresponding need to further develop innovation within the food production model in order to sustain this increase. However, we need to be very aware of what our place in the model is, and the number of people that we
Jason Rolfe, 2017 Nuffield Scholar Travelling around the world as part of my Nuffield experience it was clear that the other dairy producing countries hold New Zealand as world leaders in pasture fed milk production which is something we pride ourselves on. However, we can’t become complacent and as I have identified there are
Ryan O’Sullivan, 2017 Scholar Somewhat unsurprisingly, common themes have definitely emerged during the past year of travelling the globe and discussing agriculture with our fellow Scholars. The pastoral New Zealand agriculture sector has long been criticized for operating at the bulk commodity end of the market, be it frozen carcasses or brown bags of milk
The latest crop of primary sector emerging leaders have been revealed with six 2017 Nuffield Scholars announced by Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy at Parliament.
Learn more about the Nuffield experience by the people who have completed the programme.
Nadine Porter, 2017 Nuffield Scholar The Global Focus Programme is transformational – not only in personal development but also in the way you come to view New Zealand’s agri-food sector. USA For me my Africa GFP began in the United States in Delaware where we were shown what a cataclysmic mistake it has been to
Ryan O’Sullivan, 2017 Nuffield Scholar I was fortunate to be part of a relatively small group of 8 Nuffield scholars, of diverse farming backgrounds and visit 6 countries on the ‘Brazil GFP’. Countries visited were well developed or mostly developed in terms of their economies and agricultural industries and included Brazil, Mexico, US, Ireland, France
Jim Geltch, CEO Nuffield International: Applications invited by 31 July 2017
(April 1926 – March 2017) Reg was awarded a Nuffield Farming Scholarship in 1963. He travelled on his Scholarship during 1964, spending 6 months in the United Kingdom then the United States of America, looking at wheat and meat production. He took the opportunity to go to France looking at fodder radish, and sugar beet
Mathew Hocken, 2017 Nuffield Scholar While the Lions tour has arrived in NZ, I am about to leave again. It is halftime on my Nuffield study tour. For me it has been a pulsating first half full of excitement, education and by the end, exhaustion. It’s time to catch my breath, suck on an orange
David Kidd, 2017 Nuffield Scholar As part of my Global Focus Programme, I was fortunate enough to join scholars from Australia, Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, the Netherlands and Brazil on a six-and-a-half-week tour of Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Israel, England and the US. The result of such an intense tour is a greater understanding of the
Rebecca Hyde, 2017 Nuffield Scholar I set off from Christchurch on the May 8th, 2017 to embark on a trip that would open my mind and change my views of how I perceived global agriculture and how we feed the world. I selected the India Global Focus Programme (GFP) as I’d travelled there 10 years
Jason Rolfe, 2017 Nuffield Scholar The China Global Focus Programme (GFP) group was one of the more diverse groups this year, with our group comprising of representatives from Australia, Ireland, Wales, Netherlands, England, South Africa, and myself from New Zealand. The GFP tour was a once in a lifetime experience made better by the diversity
Anne Hindson, August 2017 The countdown until the close of Nuffield applications for the 2018 scholarships has started with this year’s closing date on the 13th August, one week earlier than usual to allow more time for the selection process. The announcement of the successful scholars will be held on the 2nd November, at Parliament.
Those of you who have read the KPMG Agri Business Agenda will have noted the multiple references to leadership and its importance to the growth and sustainability of an innovative and resilient food and agri business sector for New Zealand. In his introduction, Minister Guy made particular mention of the investment made by MPI into
The latest ‘crop’ of emerging leaders have been announced by Minister of Agriculture, Damien O’Connor. The five new NZ Nuffield scholars are: Simon Cook, Andy Elliot, Turi McFarlane, Solis Norton, Kate Scott
The new Rural leadsership consortium has been endorsed and advertising for a new CEO will begin soon.
