Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 1, 2022 3:33:04 GMT 12
WAIKATO-BASED IWI RECEIVES $1.27M FOR HORTICULTURE PROGRAMME
A Waikato-based iwi has received $1.27 million from the Government to develop a horticulture programme.
Ngāti Hauā Iwi Trust received $1.12m from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre [SFF] fund, a programme that will empower whānau to upskill, diversify their businesses and sustainably generate wealth from their land.
A further $150,000 was granted from the Ministry of Social Development, and the Te Waharoa Investments Limited - the commercial arm of Ngāti Hauā Iwi Trust - is co-investing a further $775,000.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced on February 18 that the three-year Peria Horticultural programme will help Ngāti Hauā Iwi Land Trust and landowners’ businesses to flourish by developing an education hub and trialling high-value crops......
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/127834133/waikatobased-iwi-receives-127m-for-horticulture-programme
A Waikato-based iwi has received $1.27 million from the Government to develop a horticulture programme.
Ngāti Hauā Iwi Trust received $1.12m from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre [SFF] fund, a programme that will empower whānau to upskill, diversify their businesses and sustainably generate wealth from their land.
A further $150,000 was granted from the Ministry of Social Development, and the Te Waharoa Investments Limited - the commercial arm of Ngāti Hauā Iwi Trust - is co-investing a further $775,000.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced on February 18 that the three-year Peria Horticultural programme will help Ngāti Hauā Iwi Land Trust and landowners’ businesses to flourish by developing an education hub and trialling high-value crops......
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/127834133/waikatobased-iwi-receives-127m-for-horticulture-programme