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Crop & Food Research

Crop & Food Research. is an independent, government-owned company provides research, technology and services to the arable, vegetable, ornamental, seafood, animal feed, plant products and forestry sectors

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Crop & Food Research

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  1. Crop & Food Research • is an independent, government-owned company • provides research, technology and services to the arable, vegetable, ornamental, seafood, animal feed, plant products and forestry sectors • employs 370 staff, including a few engineers, based at 8 locations in NZ and 2 in Australia • focuses on providing effective solutions for clients • 42% of income is from privately-funded clients, the balance being Crown-funded

  2. Biofuels research history C&FR as DSIR Crops Division, 1975-1985: • Response to fuel price spikes and security of supply issue (wide & active research…) • Oil seed crops as diesel substitute included rapeseed, soya, sunflower • Carbohydrate crops for alcohols as petrol substitute were sugarbeet, fodderbeet, sweetcorn waste and Jerusalem artichokes • Crop residues and willow for biomass energy

  3. Crop research outlook • Maize for ethanol; cooler climate options • More productive new varieties of oil seed crops: rapeseed, soya, sunflower • New types of oil crops: tree leaves, algae • New varieties sugarbeet, etc., plus woody crops for alcohols (new enzymes) • Crop residues and willow for biomass energy

  4. Collaborative research Biofuels economic potential • Update 1980 analyses • Farm sector market • Transport sector—Demand side issues • New production constraints Biofuels production sustainability • Impacts on soil and water quality • Energy ratios

  5. CRIs AgResearch HortResearch Landcare Research Forest Research NIWA IRL, ESR Canesis Dexcel Malaghan Institute Ministry of Health Universities Canterbury Lincoln Massey Auckland Otago Waikato CSIRO Department of Primary Industry (Victoria) Companies Science partnerships

  6. CRIs Landcare Research Crop & Food Research Geological and Nuclear Industrial Research Centre for Advanced Engineering CRL Energy Ltd Universities Canterbury Lincoln Massey Victoria Otago Waikato NERINATIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

  7. Centres of Innovation • Knowledge and value from scientific discovery

  8. Sustainable Land and Water Use- crop production and the environment • soil, crop, pest and disease management • integrated production systems • water management • cultivars for sustainable production • knowledge systems and tools • organic production • environmental impacts

  9. High Performance Plants- superior crop and ornamental plants • new food crops with enhanced consumer traits • new forage crops supporting superior animal production • new ornamental crops • production of novel raw materials and ingredients • molecular and in vitro technologies • GM impacts research • gourmet foods

  10. Personalised Foods - delivering products that meet individual needs • wellness, lifestyle and performance • functional foods • fresh intact foods • heritage raw materials • health • validation and efficacy • nutritional information • dietary decision support systems • food concept development • sensory and consumer sciences

  11. High Value Marine Products- foods and ingredients from the sea • fresh seafoods with superior attributes • higher value processed seafoods • novel harvesting, processing and preservation technologies • biomolecules and intermediate ingredients from seafood discards • foods and ingredients from marine plants • new marine-derived biomaterials

  12. Biomolecules and Biomaterials- new products from natural sources • biomaterials and biomolecules for use in high tech, agriculture, industrial, foods, medical and cosmetics sectors • biomaterials for novel food structures and delivery systems • nutraceuticals with proven efficacy • new pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals • biomolecule analyses for biotechnology

  13. www.crop.cri.nz KNOWLEDGE AND VALUE FROM SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY www.crop.cri.nz

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