Rural Leaders News

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 new Rural leadsership consortium has been endorsed and advertising for a new CEO will begin soon.

David Kiss and Jason Rolfe, 2017 Nuffield Scholars England – The Triennial The Triennial was an amazing opportunity to catch-up with not only the other groups who were also travelling on their GFPs, but also to meet and interact with a range of scholars from all countries and years.  They provided a fascinating insight into

Anne Hindson, November 2017 There has been lots going on since I last updated you in August. This is my summary of the key activities and the highlights of the year.Earlier this month we announced our 2018 Scholars. This edition follows up on our brief, pre-media announcement to you with photos and bios of the

Jessica Bensemann, 2016 Nuffield Scholar I am currently in Mexico City on a temporary assignment for four months as Acting Deputy Head of Mission in the New Zealand Embassy. It’s an interesting time to be in the region, with the recent conclusion of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and

2017 Nuffield Australia National Conference