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Rod Oram ’ s presentation to the Irrigation New Zealand Conference Napier, April 8 th , 2014. Radical is the new normal. Securing the future. Kiwiki on Facebook / Twitter @ RodOramNZ Rod.Oram@NZ2050.com / +64 21 444 839. Agenda. New Zealand Dairy Paradox Revolution. The world.
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Rod Oram’s presentation to the Irrigation New Zealand Conference Napier, April 8th, 2014 Radical is the new normal Securing the future Kiwiki on Facebook / Twitter @RodOramNZ Rod.Oram@NZ2050.com / +64 21 444 839
Agenda • New Zealand • Dairy • Paradox • Revolution
The world • …is doing OK, broadly speaking • Some economic traumas…...and big changes…still to come • But most economies are showing more stability and momentum • Europe first signs of recovery • Australia slogging • US strengthening • Asia succeeding • …enough for us to earn a living
Our growth • …is gaining momentum • Largely driven by Christchurch, whole milk powder, housing market, consumption • Export volumes growing only slowly…as is business investment • Reserve Bank forecasts • Growth in year to March: 3.0% in 20143.5% in 20152.4%in 20162.3% in 2017
Our economy is constrained • The economy is constrained by e.g. • Skills and capital shortages • Weak business investment • Limited government investment • As a result “potential GDP” (the rate at which the economy can grow without causing inflation)is low
Government Strategy Mk III • “Business GrowthAgenda” • 6 ingredients of business growth • All driven by incremental change • Doing a bit more, a bit better • Some big goals • E.g. lift exports from 30% of GDP to 40% • Failure guaranteedif the game is more of the same
NZ’s exports remain far too small a contributor to the economy….…and have stagnated at 30% of GDP…government goal of 40% by 2025
Our exports • 2013, in value terms • Exports to China: +45% • Exports to world: + 4.4% • Dairy exports: +17% • All exports: + 4.4% • Volume of dairy exports grows slowly
Agenda • New Zealand • Dairy • Paradox • Revolution
Opportunity • Growing world demand for dairy products • NZ response • At home…more cows, more intensity – national herd doubled in 20 years • Overseas…some milk buying, & investment in farming
Our impressive rise in volume • But some overseas producers growing fast • E.g. Ireland: • 50% more milk by 2020 • +5bn litres • 100% by 2025 • +10bn litres
Diagnosis - Value Creation • World Economic Forum – Global Competitiveness Report • Competitive advantage measured on a scale of: • 1 = low cost of natural resources to 7 = unique products & processes New Zealand scores 3.8 Ranks 36th
Diagnosis - Value Capture • Value chain measured on a scale of: • 1 = role in chain mainly confined to one step, eg resource extraction • …to7 = involved all the way down the chain, capturing extra value New Zealand scores 3.8 Ranks 58th
Value – creation and capture • $25.3bn – Shipped value of our food & beverage exports (fob) • $140bn - $200bn – Consumer value of food & beverage products primarily of NZ origin; source – Coriolis Research • 1Fonterra plant in NZ makes infant formula for Pfizer • 8% Pfizer’s Chinese market share for infant formula • US$12bn Nestlé paid for Pfizer’s infant formula brands • = 3 x Fonterra’s net asset value
NZ investment in value add…in NZ • Fonterra’s UHT plant at Waitoa
Chinese investment in value add…in NZ • Mengniu’s infant formula plant at Pokeno
Agenda • New Zealand • Dairy • Paradox • Revolution
AbundanceScarcity Paradox
CowsScientists Poverty
TouristsEngagement Poverty
Sustainability Weak Strong Poverty
ScarcityAbundance Re-invention
Lacto-pharmaceuticals Milk powder Wealth
Travellers Tourists Wealth
SustainabilityStrong Weak Wealth
Agenda • New Zealand • Dairy • Paradox • Revolution
Comvita’s value chain • Building it by… • Floating on NZX to raise funds • Buying back distribution • Investing in retail • Investing in science • Investing upstream in bees • Virtuous cycle… • …each step generated new cash flow to take the next
Comvita: High science, high value • 250gm of honey • Clover honey…………………………….. 1 • Comvita wound care……………………. 25x • Comvita wound dressing………………. 55x
Reducing farming's environmental impacts will: • Improve nutrient and resource efficiency • Increase value, resilience and sustainability Opportunity: Full environmental cost of food production US$199bn 800 670 700 600 482 500 US$ in billions 400 300 223 224% 87% 200 153 134 23% 100 97 64% 89 84 71% 100 43% 42% 22% 26 22 2.5% 52% 59% 0 Mining Airlines Automobiles Beverages Chemicals Electricity Food Industrial Marine Oil & Gas Telecom & 2010 total environment cost as a % of EBITDA Source: Trucost2012, KPMG 2010 EBITDA Producers Metals Transportation Producers Internet
NZ Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre • Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases • Proposed by NZ government at Copenhagen in 2009…to: • Reduce emissions; increase food production • Help developing countries to join global climate change frameworks • Alliance now has 36 countries + 3 observers including the EU • = 70% of global agricultural GHGs; agriculture = 15% of total GHGs • Three main workgroups: • Livestock, led by NZ and Netherlands, 483 projects identified to-date • Croplands, led by US, 429 projects to-date • Paddy Rice, led by Japan, 60 projects to-date • Secretariat: NZ • NZ Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre: $48.5m over 10 years • Four main workstreams: Mitigate methane; mitigate nitrous oxide;increase soil carbon; deliver farming solutions
Our opportunity • 1 litre of milk = 940 gm of CO2 equivalent 20,000,000,000 litres = 18,800,000,000 kg of CO2eq • 18.8m tonnes of CO2eq per year is not a waste product, a liability Closing the nutrient cycle… is a brilliant business opportunity… healthier cows and soil… = more food
Ruataniwha - a major initiative • Challenging…and on some issues pioneering • Scale • Nutrient control • User price structure • Infrastructure proposition • Ownership structure • Government funding
Ruataniwha- a personal view, pre-draft decision • Storing water ✔But climate change accelerating • Environmental flows ✔ But flushing is a fix not a cure • Farming upside ✔ But perpetuates commodities • Nutrient management ? Controversial, unproven approach • Ecological integrity ? Offsets aren’t integrity • Economic viability ? Water price, contract are a big ask • Corporate structure X Ownership complexity, conflicts • Government funding X Debt; must be long-term equity • Economic development X Doesn’t lift region up value chain • Public trust X Case not yet compelling
How about creatingthe NZ-China Global Centre for Dairy Nutrigenomics a • a
…Johnny Rotten: “You’ll have no future… …if you don’t make onefor yourself”