2018 Nuffield NZ Scholar based in Nelson, New Zealand presents his Nuffield Research topic: Exporting Aotearoa : A new business model for nutrition and health.
Andy is a Research & Business Development Manager for Whakatu Corporation and he is passionate about the opportunity Aotearoa has to reposition our export offerings.

Simon Cook, 2018 Nuffield NZ Scholar presents his Nuffield Research topic: Biosecurity: The importance of the farm gate.
Simon is a third generation Kiwifruit Orchardist, based in Te Puke who developed an interest in bio-security following the PSA incursion that impacted the Kiwifruit industry in 2010.

Solis Norton, 2018 Nuffield NZ Scholar presents his Nuffield Research topic: Energy use in New Zealand’s primary food production chains and a transition to lower emissions.
Solis trained at Massey University and is working in New Zealand's Deer Industry. He brings a mix of academic and industry experience to leading New Zealand agriculture towards generally sustainable farming systems from an energy and emission perspective.

2018 Nuffield NZ Scholars Andy Elliot, Simon Cook and Solis Norton discuss their Nuffield research findings and insights in this panel discussion

Kate Scott, 2018 Nuffield NZ Scholar presents her Nuffield Research topic: Enabling better environmental outcomes in agriculture
Kate is a Founder & Director of LandPro Ltd a planning and surveying company she jointly funded in 2017 and a founder of GroundHQ.
As a Resource Management Planner working primarily in the primary sector Kate has seen the continual changes in farming around increased regulation along with the need to make changes to manage the effects of farming activities. The focus of Kate’s Nuffield research was to understand if there are some better approaches being undertaken elsewhere around the world that can be applied in New Zealand to understand how we can enable better environmental outcomes.

Turi McFarlane, 2018 Nuffield NZ Scholar presents his Nuffield Research topic: Farm planning for a sustainable future.
Turi is a Senior Farm Environmental Consultant at Ravensdown in Canterbury and has a background in Agricultural Science and Extension and Natural Resource Management.
Turi’s Nuffield research topic focuses on the optimisation of farm systems for sustainable outcomes in agriculture.

2018 Nuffield NZ Scholars Kate Scott and Turi McFarlane discuss their Nuffield research findings and insights in this panel discussion

2018 Nuffield NZ Scholars join together for a panel discussion around the opportunities within New Zealand food & fibre sector in post covid world.