Plant & Food Research
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| Formed | 2008 |
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| Headquarters | 120 Mt Albert Road, Sandringham, Auckland |
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| Website | plantandfood |
Plant & Food Research (Māori: Rangahau Ahumāra Kai) is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute (CRI). Its purpose is to enhance the value and productivity of New Zealand's horticultural, arable, seafood and food & beverage industries. The interests of the institute are based in horticulture, arable and seafood research, specifically in the areas of sustainable production, bioprotection, elite genetics & intelligent breeding, food and health science and biomaterials.[1][2]
The institute was formed on 1 December 2008 by merging existing CRIs HortResearch and Crop and Food Research.[3] Plant & Food has over 900 staff based at sites throughout New Zealand as well as science and business development staff working in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia.
References[]
- ^ "The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd". The Treasury. 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, New Zealand". Directory of Official Information. Ministry of Justice. 2013.
- ^ Mapp, Wayne (1 December 2008). "Minister welcomes new Crown Research Institute" (Press release).
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- Crown Research Institutes of New Zealand
- Food science institutes
- Horticultural organizations