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Dr Pranoy Pal

Regenerative Agriculture in Kiwifruit Orchards – Barriers to the Adoption of These Practices

Regenerative agriculture is a holistic farming approach aiming to regenerate soil health and biodiversity. Pranoy Pal’s Kellogg report asserts that a lack of scientific data, limited support, high initial costs and no commercial incentives remain major hindrances to adoption in the kiwifruit industry.
  • December 2025
  • Kellogg 54
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Richard Pedley

Regenerative farm blueprint.

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
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Jess Wilson Kellogg 48

Jessica Wilson

Regenerative Viticulture – the Answer to a Future-proofed New Zealand Wine Industry?

There is ever increasing pressure for food and fibre industries to be producing in a sustainable manner. Winegrowers are producing a ‘luxury’ item in comparison to food producers. Due to this the decisions and actions of the NZ wine industry need to protect the landscape in which they operate as well as their social license to operate.
  • 2022
  • Kellogg 48
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Angela Ibbotson

Organic, Regenerative and Sustainable.

Organic, regenerative, and sustainable are all buzz words; they are methods of farming, growing, and processing; also used in marketing for recognition and financial advantage. This report found that a farmer may align their identity with their chosen method and a consumer’s decision to purchase may be based on their understanding of these terms and an alignment of their values, particularly where there is a premium paid. This report found consumers use the terms loosely and the complexities of farming methods are not understood by non-farmers.
  • 2022
  • Kellogg 47
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MIke Green

Mike Green

Permaculture-design and the implementation of regenerative agriculture principles.

How can permaculture-design inform the implementation of regenerative agriculture principles to address global macro-challenges while creating better outcomes for pastoral farming in New Zealand?
  • 2021
  • Kellogg 44
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David Eade

Big Potential. Small Blocks: A concept to unlock the production potential held in New Zealand Lifestyle Blocks

The focus area for this report comprises of 32,000ha surrounding Pukekohe. 13,000ha of which is made up of blocks between 1 – 20ha in size. How can small blocks be utilized for production without sacrificing lifestyle? To address this topic, a literature review and a survey were conducted to understand the characteristics of New Zealand … Read more

  • 2019
  • Kellogg 39
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Sam Hogg

Biologically integrated organic dairy and vegetable growing.

There is great disconnect in society when it comes to externalities and who pays for these. Specifically in agriculture, the common goods be it air, water and soil are getting destroyed by modern farming methods. It is these very foundations that everything is built on, not just a farm or some food. Environmental limits are … Read more

  • 2018
  • Kellogg 38
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Sam Lang

Community-Centric innovation and the regenerative farming frontier.

There is a new frontier of food and farming emerging. Its emergence is in part a response to the limitations and negative impacts of our current farm systems, and in part driven by a realisation that ‘regenerative farming’ is opening up a new world of possibility. Many of our current farming systems are being ‘squeezed’ … Read more

  • 2017
  • Nuffield 2016
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