Portfolio Overview
Primary Production, Quality and Assurance (PQA)
The research this portfolio supports
The PQA? portfolio supports research related to improving and ensuring the viability of primary industry production in New Zealand.
The types of industries targeted for investment from this portfolio include:
- primary product value chains across NZ’s land and water based sectors.
This portfolio supports basic-targeted, applied and experimental development research.
What this portfolio aims to do
Investments in this area aim to support the continued contribution of New Zealand’s existing primary sector industries.
This is achieved by supporting research that keeps these industries productive and efficient.
Who can apply for this funding?
Research organisations, including universities, crown research institutes and private organisations doing research for the wider benefit of New Zealand.
Target outcomes and themes
Each portfolio has overarching goals, called target outcomes. Themes may support each target outcome. All of these are detailed in the portfolio investment strategy.
The investment signal for each investment process will focus on some or all of these target outcomes and themes.
The target outcomes and themes for PQA are:
| Target outcomes | Themes |
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| PQA1 - market access and consumer acceptability maintained New Zealand’s primary sector industries are not affected by non-tariff barriers or consumer resistance, resulting in ongoing access to and success in key markets. |
1.1 Animal diseases Animal diseases are eliminated as a risk to New Zealand’s foods export value chains. |
| 1.2 Animal welfare Animal welfare standards in New Zealand primary production systems are internationally accepted. |
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| 1.3 Plant pests and diseases Plant pests and diseases are eliminated as a risk to New Zealand’s primary sector export value chains. |
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| 1.4 Food-borne microbes and chemical contaminants All harmful food-borne microbes and chemicals are eliminated as a risk to New Zealand’s food value chains. |
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| 1.5 Audit, verification, traceability and detection Quality management and assurance in export primary sector value chains is enhanced by the implementation of audit, verification, traceability and detection tools and systems. |
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| 1.6 Technical trade barriers Technical trade barriers to New Zealand’s primary sector exports are eliminated. |
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| PQA2 - cost-effectiveness maintained New Zealand’s primary sector industries maintain and enhance their cost-effective position in international marketplaces through durable increases in productivity, efficiency and product quality along export value chains, with benefits captured for New Zealand. |
2.1 Production system productivity and efficiency Significant, technology-led benefits are captured for New Zealand through significant, measurable improvements in productivity and primary production system efficiency. |
| 2.2 Quality attributes of primary sector products Significant, technology-led benefits are captured for New Zealand through significant, measurable improvements in key quality attributes of products from primary sector value chains. |
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| 2.3 Māori-owned primary sector business productivity and product quality An above average improvement in productivity, efficiency and product quality attributes along export value chains of Māori-owned primary sector businesses, with clear pathways for Māori-owned enterprises to capture benefits of technology implementation. |
Current funding available
For information on whether funding is currently available in this portfolio, visit the funding summary page.
For more information
The Foundation? business manager is the primary contact for all applicants. If your organisation does not have a business manager, or you have questions about the process, contact investments@frst.govt.nz.
If you are interested in this portfolio, you may want to consider finding out about this related portfolio, or discussing this with your business manager:
Please note: the information on this page is a guide only. Applicants should refer to the investment signal linked from the relevant contestable funding page for this portfolio when shaping their concepts or proposals.