Māori Agribusiness

What we do

The Mātai Ahuwhenua/Māori Agribusiness team builds long terms partnerships with a broad range of Māori Agribusinesses to gain a current and future view of issues and trends and identify where opportunities lie.

Māori Agribusinesses include iwi entities, Māori Trusts and Māori organisations/companies with interests in the pastoral primary sector, natural products and related agri-food businesses.

The Mātai Ahuwhenua team focuses on:

• Growing partnerships with Māori Agribusinesses and preparing them for research collaborations to meet the current needs and future aspirations for their business, shareholders, hapū or iwi members 
• Co-developing opportunities with impact and value for Māori Agribusinesses

• Connecting Maori Agribusinesses with world-class AgResearch scientists to co-design collaborative solutions, including both Mātauranga Māori and AgResearch knowledge and capabilities
• Expanding AgResearch’s understanding of the current and future needs of Māori Agribusinesses to inform AgResearch’s science direction
• Lifting the capability of AgResearch scientists to develop long term partnerships and collaborative solutions with Māori Agribusinesses.