23rd May 2025 Primary sector / SFFFThe government confirms it is investing $246m in a new fund to “supercharge growth and productivity” in New Zealand’s food and fibre sector.
15th April 2025 Beverage / SFFFA project to explore the prospects of Soju-based RTD utlising fruit waste-stream product has been backed by the government’s food and fibre fund.
29th November 2024 PharmaZen / SFFFThe government is investing in a two-year project with PharmaZen to add value to New Zealand’s blackcurrant industry by piloting a processing facility in Canterbury.
6th August 2024 Grasslanz Technology / SFFFGrasslanz Technology has received Ministry for Primary Industries backing for research into a biopesticide designed for use in a range of farm systems.
16th July 2024 SFFF / UpflowBay of Plenty geothermal consultancy business, Upflow, has received Ministry for Primary Industries back ing for research into sustainable geothermal food production.
10th June 2024 Honey / SFFFNew Zealand’s honey sector has received a funding boost through the Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund.
24th April 2024 Opo Bio / SFFFThe biotech startup secures funding from the Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures in a vote of confidence in the cultivated meat sector player.
5th February 2024 Kiwifruit / SFFFThe Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures Fund is backing Māori Kiwifruit Growers’ export potential.
26th January 2024 Eden Orchards / SFFFCentral Otago a cherry juice producer Eden Orchards is trialing a novel freezing method on its cherry crop.
13th September 2023 Pamu / SFFFPāmu is launching a seven-year $10.5m genetics programme, which aims to produce sheep with top meat quality traits, lower methane emissions, finer wool and a greater tolerance for hot weather.
28th August 2023 Research / SFFFBreeding pasture designed to thrive in a changing climate is the focus of a new accelerator programme backed by the government.
8th February 2023 SFFF / ShellfishEnvironmental Decontamination Limited has found a way to turn thousands of tonnes of annual waste mussel shells into calcium carbonate, a high-value product used in a range of industrial products.
