Partners & Friends
Here are publications produced by collaborative partners and closely related work programmes. For more information about each of the publications, you will need to use the contact details contained in the publication.Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) on Māori-owned Farms
21/05/18
Scion, in partnership with AgFirst, are undertaking a research programme funded by the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC) looking at GHG mitigation options for Māori-owned pastoral farms. The research programme is...
Dairy Tomorrow: The future of New Zealand dairying
23/11/17
From dairytomorrow.co.nz: Over the past 15 years the dairy sector has taken significant steps towards being more sustainable, but with the global and local operating environment changing at rapid pace, there is more to be done. Farmers, industry...
Low emissions development of the beef cattle sector in Argentina
21/11/17
The NZAGRC in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN has released a report evaluating the potential for improving productivity while reducing enteric methane emission intensity from beef production in Argentina. The...
Options for low emission development in the Kenya dairy sector
21/11/17
The NZAGRC in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN has released a report evaluating the potential for improving milk production while reducing enteric methane emission intensity from dairy production in Kenya. The...
Options for low emission development in the Sri Lanka dairy sector
21/11/17
The NZAGRC in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN has released a report evaluating the potential for improving milk production while reducing enteric methane emission intensity from dairy production in Sri Lanka....
Countries seek to improve measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gase emissions and mitigation in the livestock sector
14/11/17
A new paper titled Measurement, reporting and verification of livestock GHG emissions by developing countries in the UNFCCC: current practices and opportunities for improvement has been released. The paper describes basic requirements for...
GRA Livestock Research Group Newsletter: July 2017
13/07/17
Welcome to the July 2017 edition of the Livestock Research Group’s newsletter. USDA’s Acting Chief Scientist, Dr Ann Bartuska, remarked at the recent Livestock Research Group (LRG) meeting how much the group has grown in subject area...
CCAFS 2016 Annual Report
19/05/17
CCAFS 2016 Annual Report is now available noting significant progress on agriculture under climate change was made in 2016. Read the report NZAGRC & CCAFS The NZAGRC through the GRA LRG work programme is pleased to to work with CCAFS on...
CCAFS MRV summary report
19/05/17
The NZAGRC through the GRA LRG work programme is pleased to to work with CCAFS on improving countries’ ability to monitor, report and verify GHG emissions from livestock. A summary of the MRV report is available. Read the report
Low emissions development of the beef cattle sector in Uruguay
19/05/17
The NZAGRC in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN has released a report evaluating the potential for improving productivity while reducing enteric methane emission intensity from beef production in Uruguay. View...
Supporting low emissions development in the Bangladesh dairy sector
19/05/17
The NZAGRC in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN has released a report evaluating the potential for improving milk production while reducing enteric methane emission intensity from dairy production in Bangladesh....
Supporting low emissions development in the Ethiopian dairy cattle sector
19/05/17
The NZAGRC in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN has released a report evaluating the potential for improving milk production while reducing enteric methane emission intensity from dairy cattle production in Ethiopia....
Sharing New Zealand's success story
17/05/17
The Livestock Research Group of the Global Research Alliance is documenting countries’ successes in reducing on-farm emissions intensity of livestock production at the same time as addressing other concerns related to increasing...
Report: Desk-top review of GHG components of OVERSEER
15/11/16
Report prepared for the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre August 2015 Read more
Cows, Sheep and Science: A Scientific Perspective on Biological Emissions from Agriculture
31/10/16
The science is clear. When debating emissions, consider your goals. This paper was commissioned by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in the context of the Commissioner’s investigation into the merits of an “all-gases,...
NZAGRC welcomes PCE report on agricultural GHG mitigation
19/10/16
Wednesday, 19 October 2016 The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report into greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture highlights the need for a suite of mitigation solutions rather than a single silver bullet....
Modelling Agriculture's Contribution to New Zealand's Contribution to the Post-2020 Agreement
01/09/16
This report has been commissioned by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to provide information on expected future agricultural emissions and the potential of mitigation actions. It aims to assist in developing different approaches to an...
Reducing emissions from agriculture to meet the 2 degrees Celcius target
11/07/16
Wollenberg, E., Richards, M., Smith, P., Havlík, P., Obersteiner, M., Tubiello, F. N., Herold, M., Gerber, P., Carter, S., Reisinger, A., van Vuuren, D. P., Dickie, A., Neufeldt, H., Sander, B. O., Wassmann, R., Sommer, R., Amonette, J. E.,...
Report: Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions
15/01/16
Progress over the first year from the Low emissions farm systems for the Maori sector project includes: Development of a typology of Maori farming The collection of farm and GHG emission profiles on 29 Maori farms from around the country,...
Global solutions to reduce methane emissions from ruminant animals are feasible, because the microbes causing the emissions are similar around the world
12/10/15
The New Zealand-led “Global Rumen Census” project analysed the microbes responsible for ethane emissions from a wide range of ruminant animals around the world. The project found imilar bacteria and methanogens dominate in nearly all...
Assessment of the application of gibberellins to increase productivity and reduce nitrous oxide emissions in grazed grassland
25/03/15
Emissions of nitrous oxide from grassland systems are attributable largely to the use of nitrogen fertilisers and the excreta deposited by grazing animals. There is increasing interest in using gibberellins as a naturally-occurring growth...
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: Best practice and emerging options
19/12/14
The publication is a joint initiative of the Livestock Research Group (LRG) of the Global Research Alliance and the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform. It was commissioned by the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research...
PGgRc 5 Year Science Progress Report 2007-2012
01/05/14
Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium release their 5 year science progress report for 2007-2012: Developing solutions to reduce New Zealand agricultural emissions. To download the full document visit www.pggrc.co.nz
Technical Manual on Respiration Chamber Designs
24/04/12
Technical Manual on Respiration Chamber Designs Released: March 2012 Edited by: Cesar Pinares & Garry Waghorn Download here
