Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 30, 2021 1:59:43 GMT 12
TRIAL CROPS PLANTED AS PART OF MĀORI AGRIBUSINESS PROJECT IN EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) allocated $700,000 to the Whangaparāoa Māori Lands Trust to explore the potential of their whenua near Tihirau (Cape Runaway) and create jobs.
"The project marked a milestone this month with Plant and Food Research planting small trial plots of kūmara, taewa, edamame beans and peanuts," MPI's director of Māori Agribusiness Robyn Meehan said......