Portfolio Overview
Sustainable Production Systems (SPS)
The research this portfolio supports
The SPS? portfolio supports research related to sustainable production across New Zealand’s primary sectors.
The sectors targeted for investment from this portfolio are New Zealand’s land and sea-based biological production systems.
This portfolio supports basic-targeted, applied and experimental development research.
What this portfolio aims to do
Investments in this area aim to support New Zealand’s efforts to make primary production economically, environmentally and socially sustainable.
This is achieved by supporting research that improves the sustainability of primary production systems.
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 SPS are:
| Target outcomes | Themes |
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| SPS1 - environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable primary production 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 International agreements Management systems, tools, devices, materials and genetics are implemented to allow New Zealand’s primary sector industries to meet Montreal Process and Kyoto Protocol obligations for verifying and mitigating of greenhouse gas emissions, and to benefit from opportunities created by those agreements. (Carbon monitoring research is specifically excluded.) |
| 1.2 Environmental Indices Environmental indices developed for key aspects of land and water-based production systems. |
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| 1.3 Tools and systems Assessment and management systems, tools, devices, materials and genetics implemented to deliver significant, measurable reductions in the impacts of productive systems on the environment, and to provide mitigation and amelioration options. |
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| SPS2 - biosecurity threats to production and markets stopped at border, eliminated or managed post border Unwanted, harmful and potentially harmful organisms are either prevented from crossing New Zealand's border, detected and eradicated before establishing self-sustaining populations, or eradicated or managed so that New Zealand's productive sectors are not adversely affected. |
2.1 Pre-border or at border Tools implemented to predict, detect and manage exotic pest and disease incursions with potential negative impacts on primary sector production systems. |
| 2.2 Post-border Tools implemented to predict, detect and manage spread and/or eradicate established pests and diseases with potential negative effects on primary sector production systems. |
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 you 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 it 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.