Agribusiness
Brett Robinson
This report looks at some financial modeling to highlight the ability or not of an average efficient farming business to meet the financial needs of family succession and the need for financial literacy to improve across the industry.
- June 2026
- Kellogg 55
Jacquelyne Hawtin
New Zealand farmers are leaving profit behind. This research explores how agricultural cooperatives can use member credentials to improve access to favourable pricing across their partner networks and increase farm profitability. See what it takes to make this successful.
- June 2026
- Kellogg 55
Lisa Greene
New Zealand Agri-retail is being modernised by digital transformation, evolving customer expectations, and increasing commercial pressures. This research explores how businesses can adapt while maintaining trusted relationships, community connections, and long-term sustainability. Identifying the leadership capabilities required for future success.
- June 2026
- Kellogg 55
Ella Cvitanovich
This report examines how AI-enabled technology is reshaping the role of rural professionals in the New Zealand primary sector, identifying critical skill and leadership capabilities that must be addressed to ensure the ongoing success of the sector.
- June 2026
- Kellogg 55
Adam Williamson
This report seeks to gain understanding of farmer water quality perspectives in the Amuri Basin and what factors in their farming systems they were prepared to adopt to achieve better water quality outcomes, along with identifying what the barriers to implementation are.
- July 2025
- Kellogg 53
Emma Harvey
Exploring agritourism as a way for farmers to boost resilience amid inflation, environmental pressure and price volatility through income diversification.
- 2025
- Kellogg 53
Emma Weston
Veterinarians are vital to MPI’s export, biosecurity, and food safety systems. This research identifies key retention challenges and offers strategies to build a resilient, engaged veterinary workforce.
- 2024
- Kellogg 53
Jack Dwyer
Leadership in NZ agriculture now values people management. This report conducted a study of farm leaders and found trust, empathy, and reflection are key traits, developed through experience and mentorship. This excellent report offers practical leadership insights for first-time managers.
- 2025
- Kellogg 53
Michele Findlay
This report by Michele Findlay examines how rural managers build trusted, high-value relationships with clients in food and fibre. It identifies attributes, leadership practices, and organisational support for high performance, highlighting trust-building, technical and interpersonal skills, and proactive insight.
- 2025
- Kellogg 53
Daniel Judd
Soil lays the foundation of all farming productivity. Farmers’ soil management is influenced by multiple factors, especially scientific perceptions. Studies on soil function and productivity are limited or non-existent. This paper highlights farmers’ views, challenges, and the drivers behind their perceptions and management practices.
- 2025
- Kellogg 53
Jordi Hoult
This report explores how leadership development can be enhanced for mid-career professionals in New Zealand's agrifood sector, addressing gaps and promoting inclusivity and innovation.
- 2024
- Kellogg 52
Anita Fleming
This report aims to identify key inflexion points for New Zealand agriculture to adopt sustainable practices, enhance market opportunities, and drive systemic transformation through collaborative value chains.
- 2024
- Kellogg 52
Hamish Symons
With a changing New Zealand climate causing more frequent and more severe dry spells, including in regions previously seen as less vulnerable, the reliability of supplying food to meet our goals and expectations is in question.
- 2024
- Kellogg 52
Juan Giacomozzi
This report explores the evolving landscape of gene technology in NZ, focusing on the implications of genetic modification (GM) and the New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) for the agricultural sector.
- 2024
- Kellogg 52
Lisa Lunn
This report examines the integration of genetic technologies into New Zealand agriculture, focusing on their benefits and risks, the regulatory changes needed, and the support required for adoption by the public and farmers.
- 2024
- Kellogg 51
Richard Pedley
This report examines how New Zealand's agricultural sector can integrate business strategy, regenerative design, and sustainability legislation to create regenerative farm blueprints that enhance Freshwater Farm Plans.
- 2024
- Kellogg 51
Wyatt Johnston
The impetus for this report comes from the need for KiwiSaver funds to diversify their asset bases and identifies barriers inhibiting KiwiSaver providers from investing in primary sector assets.
- 2024
- Kellogg 51
Megan Fox
This report explores role-value within The Food and Fibre Sector, and aims to align workplace practices Generation Z’s expectations. It offers recommendations to enhance business performance, and foster career development.
- 2024
- Kellogg 51
Louis Batley
This report aims to understand the benefits of using the Harvard Case Method (HCM), with particular reference to the Strategic Thinking for Agrifood Management Programme, for early career stage leadership development.
- 2024
- Kellogg 51
Tessa Appleby
This report, Eradicating Complacency, investigates the current perception and understanding of Bovine TB with farmers and industry, to gauge if there is a level of complacency happening with the disease in NZ.
- 2023
- Kellogg 50
Kirsten Holmes
This research report examines the current state of women in food and fibre governance.
- 2023
- Kellogg 50
Bryce Devane
This report seeks to uncover if improved governance is something that family farming businesses requires and how could it be implemented.
- 2023
- Kellogg 50
Nicholas Jolly
This report outlines the principles that should underpin the development of a new regulatory regime and provides suggestions on how to proceed.
- 2023
- Kellogg 50
Chris Beatson
This report looks at how process mapping could be used in farm consultancy for application in a case study setting.
- 2023
- Kellogg 50