Appendix One - Contracts awarded as at 15 December 2003
Institution |
Title in Brief |
Programme |
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Agresearch CRI |
Bovine Tb (2003/04) |
3.1 |
PBC |
258 |
$787,500 | |
Facilitating market access |
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Crop & Food |
Soil Phytosanitary issue |
4.1 |
FMA |
111 |
$53,217 | |
Nimmo-Bell Consultancy |
Level 3 Post Entry Quarantine |
4.2 |
FMA |
119 |
$35,438 | |
Maintaining Biosecurity |
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Crop & Food CRI |
Treatments for peat, peat products, and sphagnum moss |
5.1 |
MBS |
330 |
$35,327 | |
Forest Research CRI |
Fungi heat tolerances in wood |
5.2 |
MBS |
331 |
$45,040 | |
Forest Research CRI |
New modelling techniques to enhance the effectiveness of forest health surveillance |
5.3 |
MBS |
332 |
$33,825 | |
Forest Research CRI |
Molecular detection of Fusarium circinatum - the casual agent of pine pitch canker |
5.4 |
MBS |
333 |
$49,107 | |
Auckland University |
Review of phytoplasmas, plant viruses, and viroids in N.Z. |
5.5 |
MBS |
336 |
$67,500 | |
Crop & Food CRI |
Investigation of alternative surface decontaminatins for plant viruses and viroids |
5.6 |
MBS |
337 |
$23,943 | |
Auckland Zoo |
Developing N.Z's. capacity to identify & respond to haemoparasites in native & introduced birds |
5.7 |
MBS |
340 |
$63,432 | |
Crop & Food CRI |
Nucleic acid extraction for plan pathogen testing (part 2 - 2003) |
5.8 |
MBS |
343 |
$23,660 | |
Auckland University |
Generic detection of plant viruses - phase 2 (03-04) |
5.9 |
MBS |
344 |
$50,625 | |
Massey University |
Veterinary Sentinel Project (part 2) |
5.10 |
MBS |
345 |
$75,000 | |
Promoting Industry & Rural Community Performance |
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Agribusiness Group |
Rural-Urban rating differentials |
6.1 |
ICP |
441 |
$55,800 | |
AgriQuality |
A statistical study of lifestyle blocks in N.Z. |
6.2 |
ICP |
442 |
$112,727 | |
Facilitating resource management |
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Landcare Research CRI |
Growth and mortality ofpodocarps in mixed Podocarp - Tawa forest |
7.1 |
FRM |
223 |
$42,000 | |
TACCRA |
Understanding regeneration and growth of silver beech in Southland forests |
7.2 |
FRM |
224 |
$25,388 | |
Landcare Research CRI |
Review of ecosytem management models |
7.3 |
FRM |
225 |
27,562 | |
Agribusiness |
Voluntary codes of practice |
7.4 |
FRM |
226 |
$35,663 | |
Forest Research (with two other collaborative providers) |
Biodiversity: Conserving threatened introduced species |
7.5 |
FRM |
228 |
$75,113 | |
NIWA CRI |
Pathogens transmission routes - Riparian management guidlelines |
7.6 |
FRM |
229 |
$90,000 | |
NIWA CRI |
Riparian buffer zone effectiveness |
7.7 |
FRM |
230 |
$28,125 | |
Animal Welfare |
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Canesis Network Ltd (formerly WRONZ) |
Transport and heat stress |
8.1 |
FMA |
113 |
$67,500 | |
Massey University |
The economic cost of improving animal welfare on farms |
8.2 |
FMA |
114 |
$33,600 | |
Canterbury Agriculture Consultancy |
Wintering systems for deer |
8.3 |
FMA |
115 |
$44,438 | |
AgResearch CRI |
Shelter for lambing |
8.4 |
FMA |
116 |
$31,500 | |
Massey University |
Age related changes in lambs' neural responses to castration |
8.5 |
FMA |
118 |
$66,700 | |
AgResearch CRI |
Key poultry welfare indicators (Part 2) |
8.6 |
FRM |
227 |
$45,000 | |
Appendix Two
Science Policy Unit
Staff:
Dr Peter Kettle, Director Biosecurity & Science Policy
Dr Graeme King, Senior Scientist
Dr Sharon Adamson, Senior Policy Scientist
Dr Johannah Branson, Senior Policy Analyst
Dr Fiona Pringle Policy Analyst
Paulina Wilhelm Policy Analyst
Tony Warrington, Senior Scientist
Moira Jones, Personal Assistant
Function:
To provide advice on science policy relevant to agriculture, horticulture, cropping and forestry, and administer operational research required to develop and implement robust policies across MAF.
Address:
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
ASB Bank House
101-103 The Terrace
WELLINGTON
Telephone (04) 894 0100
Facsimile (04) 473 0118
Contact for Enquiries
Farm Monitoring Programme Manager
Monitoring and Evaluation
MAF Policy
PO Box 2526
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Phone: +64 4 894 0623
Fax: +64 4 894 0741
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