Connovation Competitors

From 1 July 2025, AgResearch is a Group of the Bioeconomy Science Institute. Our mission is to create a strong, sustainable pastoral agricultural sector for the benefit of New Zealand.

At Plant & Food Research, we believe science can create a better future. By finding smarter, greener options today. We’re helping secure the world we want to live in tomorrow. With our partners, we use world-leading science to improve the way they grow, fish, harvest and share food. Every day, we have 1000 people working across Aotearoa New Zealand and the world to help deliver healthy foods from the world’s most sustainable systems. New fruits, better grains, less chemicals, stronger biosecurity, higher yields, great nutrition, reduce waste. We answer complex biological questions; we design innovative products and technologies; and we look over the horizon for new ways to make a smart green future.

Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research is a group within the New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited , bringing together AgResearch, Plant & Food Research, and Scion into a single organisation. Manaaki Whenua delivers expertise on New Zealand’s land environment and biodiversity. Our purpose is “Science for our land and our future”. We support the growth and resilience of the bioeconomy in New Zealand and beyond. We translate science into real-world outcomes, impact and commercial success. We conduct science and research focused on environmental issues, opportunities, and solutions, and through partnering with users we aim to create value for Aotearoa New Zealand (AoNZ). We work alongside people (our partners) with whom we can make a difference, in: central and local government Māori iwi, hapū, and other entities the food and fibre sector and other businesses the global research and science community community groups and individuals. At a time when global society is navigating climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, losses of critical biodiversity and habitat, and great societal and technological change, people are central. Whatever one’s role in society or the economy, the decisions we make now will determine what we experience and pass on to future generations. Those decisions have become more complex. People’s needs have grown for knowledge to understand the issues, and tools to provide the capability, and confidence based on trust, to address them. Manaaki Whenua’s role over 30 years has been to meet those needs. At our seven sites we also curate almost a third of New Zealand’s Nationally Significant Databases and Collections – reference collections of biological material, cultural knowledge, online databases and tools. These resources are used by our scientists and others across New Zealand and around the world.