Appendix One - Contracts awarded as at 15 December 2003

Institution

Title in Brief

Programme

 


Possum Biocontrol / Tb Control

       

Agresearch CRI

Bovine Tb (2003/04)

3.1

PBC

258

$787,500

           

Facilitating market access

       

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

       

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

       

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

         

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

       

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

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Monitoring and Evaluation
MAF Policy
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