Institutional Agricultural Knowledge System reforms in New Zealand and international networks

Agriculture in New Zealand is a significant component of the New Zealand economy accounting for 9.1% of GDP. This is in part due to the long term investment in research to support the agricultural sector. The New Zealand agricultural knowledge system (AKS) has undergone significant reform over the last two decades with a key feature being the close alignment of the public and private sectors in setting research priorities, funding and non-financial support. International networks are considered important for New Zealand and the global AKS, and a significant effort in the last two years has been put into establishing the Global Research Alliance on Greenhouse Gases to respond to the need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions while at the same time maintaining productivity.