Crop & Food Research  is an independent, government-owned company  provides research, technology and services to the arable, vegetable, ornamental, seafood, animal feed, plant products and forestry sectors  employs 370 staff, including a few engineers, based at 8 locations in NZ and 2 in Australia  focuses on providing effective solutions for clients  42% of income is from privately-funded clients, the balance being Crown-funded

Biofuels research history C&FR as DSIR Crops Division, :  Response to fuel price spikes and security of supply issue (wide & active research…)  Oil seed crops as diesel substitute included rapeseed, soya, sunflower  Carbohydrate crops for alcohols as petrol substitute were sugarbeet, fodderbeet, sweetcorn waste and Jerusalem artichokes  Crop residues and willow for biomass energy

Crop research outlook  Maize for ethanol; cooler climate options  More productive new varieties of oil seed crops: rapeseed, soya, sunflower  New types of oil crops: tree leaves, algae  New varieties sugarbeet, etc., plus woody crops for alcohols (new enzymes)  Crop residues and willow for biomass energy

Collaborative research Biofuels economic potential  Update 1980 analyses  Farm sector market  Transport sector—Demand side issues  New production constraints Biofuels production sustainability  Impacts on soil and water quality  Energy ratios

Science partnerships CRIs  AgResearch  HortResearch  Landcare Research  Forest Research  NIWA  IRL, ESR Canesis Dexcel Malaghan Institute Ministry of Health Universities  Canterbury  Lincoln  Massey  Auckland  Otago  Waikato CSIRO Department of Primary Industry (Victoria) Companies

NERI NATIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CRIs  Landcare Research  Crop & Food Research  Geological and Nuclear  Industrial Research Centre for Advanced Engineering CRL Energy Ltd Universities  Canterbury  Lincoln  Massey  Victoria  Otago  Waikato

Centres of Innovation Knowledge and value from scientific discovery

Sustainable Land and Water Use - crop production and the environment  soil, crop, pest and disease management  integrated production systems  water management  cultivars for sustainable production  knowledge systems and tools  organic production  environmental impacts

High Performance Plants - superior crop and ornamental plants  new food crops with enhanced consumer traits  new forage crops supporting superior animal production  new ornamental crops  production of novel raw materials and ingredients  molecular and in vitro technologies  GM impacts research  gourmet foods

Personalised Foods - delivering products that meet individual needs  wellness, lifestyle and performance  functional foods  fresh intact foods  heritage raw materials  health  validation and efficacy  nutritional information  dietary decision support systems  food concept development  sensory and consumer sciences

High Value Marine Products - foods and ingredients from the sea  fresh seafoods with superior attributes  higher value processed seafoods  novel harvesting, processing and preservation technologies  biomolecules and intermediate ingredients from seafood discards  foods and ingredients from marine plants  new marine-derived biomaterials

Biomolecules and Biomaterials - new products from natural sources  biomaterials and biomolecules for use in high tech, agriculture, industrial, foods, medical and cosmetics sectors  biomaterials for novel food structures and delivery systems  nutraceuticals with proven efficacy  new pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals  biomolecule analyses for biotechnology

KNOWLEDGE AND VALUE FROM SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY