The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry administer and finance the ‘Sustainable Farming Fund' . This fund is available to projects that support the financial, environmental and social performance of New Zealand’s farm and forestry sectors.
NZ Landcare Trust administer a number of these projects with farmers and farming communities around the country.
To find out more about availability of these funds visit the MAF website:
'Community Self-Management of Water Resources, Upper Taieri, Otago.' (SFF09/166).
Project Coordinator: Gretchen Robertson.
'Aorere/Rai Farmers as Leaders Project.' (SFF09/160).
Project Coordinators: Jodie Robertson and Barbara Stewart.
'Towards Resilient Farmers in Northland.' (SFFC08/021).
Regional Coordinator: Helen Moodie.
'Sherry River Project; improving water quality through farm environmental planning.' (SFF07/113).
Regional Coordinator: Barbara Stuart.
Recently completed NZ Landcare Trust projects:
'Aorere Catchment Project; a community approach to improving catchment wellbeing.' (SFF06/005).
'Northland Totara Working Group; sustainable management options for wood production'. (SFF06/082).
'Clover Root Weevil Project; on farm management of the economic and environmental impact of clover root weevil'. (SFF05/085).
'Starborough Flaxbourne Soil Conservation; changing attitudes and practice for farming dryland Marlborough.' (SFF05/132).
'Upper Taieri Water Resource Management; effective community water resource management.' (SFF07/134).
