Pūtea Rangahau – Tuku Haurehu a Ahuwhenua
Published: March 10, 2023
Toihau and the NZAGRC have opened a new fund dedicated to supporting Māori innovation on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Together, Toihau and the NZAGRC seek a future for Māori farming where whānau, hapū, iwi and their whenua are thriving, with food production systems that are lower in emissions, sustainable and self-determined. Pūtea Rangahau - Tuku Haurehu a Ahuwhenua has been established to support mātauranga Māori, kaupapa Māori and Māori-led projects that will help achieve this vision.
The first funding round ran from late November 2022 to early March 2023. Project ideas were invited that addressed one or more of the following areas:
- Information that leads to a greater understanding of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions from Māori land
- Holistic farm systems research that identifies opportunities for reduced agricultural greenhouse gas emissions on Māori land, and ideally that is:
- Led or informed by mātauranga Māori and/or kaupapa Māori knowledge systems
- Underpinned by the principles of kaitiakitanga/tangata tiaki/te Ao Maori
- Research that identifies, develops, collates and/or communicates mitigation tools, technologies and other solutions for Māori landowners to reduce their agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
- Initiatives that lead to greater understanding of and participation by Māori in agricultural greenhouse gas reduction activities
- Resarch on soil carbon sequestration options for Māori land that:
- Uses taonga species and mātauranga Māori/kaupapa Māori based carbon recycling
- Contributes to diversification of land use
An assessment process is now underway and details of the successful projects will be shared in due course. Further funding rounds are planned. Please contact toihau@nzagrc.org.nz with any questions. You can also sign up to receive NZAGRC news, including about Pūtea Rangahau here.
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Published: March 10, 2023