emissions
Patricia Rankin
Doing better with my farm waste was the initial driver for this Kellogg project. I did not like the amount of rubbish I produced, set out to find out more about what I produced and the options I had to do better. Conducting farmer surveys, a Farmsource workshop, interviews, research, discussions with local councils and … Read more
- 2019
- Kellogg 39
Amber Carpenter
- 2019
- Kellogg 39
Suzanne Young
Global food systems are experiencing unprecedented changes in the way food is produced, distributed and consumed. Food systems are highly dependent on fossil fuels, emit large quantities of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and significantly contribute to environmental problems (FAO, 2006). Agricultural farming systems particularly in New Zealand are under increasing pressure given the growing awareness of … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 38
Steve Wootton
This paper is a literature review aiming to improve understanding of the potential of planting Manuka in the South Island to produce high value manuka honey, and what impact that will have on both the farming and apiculture sector. It is obvious very early on in this process that while the Manuka honey boom seems … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 38
Siobhan O'Malley
This paper examines whether there is demand for a carbon neutral attribute on a red meat brand offering. The vision for how supply criteria of this product would need to be met is modelled on milk and wool supplier criteria from added value brands. The certification of the carbon neutral status of the product would … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 38
Turi McFarlane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3OYmYDhyLc&list=PL_FGrpOWrfXvXSGWBr9pj48LJHnXeZeJ5&index=1 Listen to the podcast Download the report New Zealand farmers are being confronted by the need to improve multiple environmental outcomes while still returning a profit. How the primary sector continues to evolve to deliver sustainable returns for farmers responding to increasing environmental pressures, is one of the defining challenges of our time and … Read more
- March 2019
- Nuffield 2018
Solis Norton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjzbCEmvtGk&list=PL_FGrpOWrfXvXSGWBr9pj48LJHnXeZeJ5&index=3&t=0s Listen to the podcast Download the report This report explores and applies a novel methodology of standardising and quantifying energy flows within New Zealand’s primary food production chains and more widely within New Zealand itself in relation to the Zero Carbon bill. Then demonstrates the method as a critically important adjunct to economics in … Read more
- March 2019
- Nuffield 2018
Anna Nelson
Farming livestock in New Zealand is becoming increasingly exposed to global and national economic, social, environmental and regulatory trends. Going forward there is increasing pressure from the public and consumers to preserve or ideally improve soil health, water quality and biodiversity, while ensuring that the food we produce is safe and nutritious, animals are treated … Read more
- 2016
- Kellogg 34
Mark Stevenson
Global food systems are experiencing unprecedented changes in the way food is produced, distributed and consumed. Food systems are highly dependent on fossil fuels, emit large quantities of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and significantly contribute to environmental problems (FAO, 2006). Agricultural farming systems particularly in New Zealand are under increasing pressure given the growing awareness of … Read more
- August 2013
- Kellogg 29
Craige Mackenzie
Climate Change has become one of the crucial issues of the early 21st Century. Pressures are increasing on agribusinesses to reduce carbon emissions. This drive for change is coming from an international level, not just nationally. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), established in 1988 by the United Nations, has played a huge part … Read more
- 2008
- Nuffield 2008
Jane Mitchell
I found that Global Influences are resetting the rules. The economies of large newly developing countries (e.g. Brazil) are becoming very important influences on world agriculture. Global warming and biofuel are causing huge spin off effects in commodity prices These factors influenced the final shape of my topic which became: ‘Meat supply chains and how … Read more
- 2007
- Nuffield 2007
Jones, Paul
The objectives of this report are to examine the position of New Zealand in regard to the Kyoto Protocol and the possible impacts of the Protocol on New Zealand rural land users. The world initiatives leading to the development of the Protocol in an attempt to reduce anthroprogenic climate change, and the commitment required from … Read more
- 2000
- Kellogg 16