Consultation OPEN NOW on designing solutions for plastic packaging

29 Jun 2023

The consultation period is now open for Designing solutions for plastic plant packaging.

The NZPPI Plastics Advisory Committee invites plant producers to review this resource and provide feedback via email karen@nzppi.co.nz or online survey Plant Packaging - Formstack

You can find the document in the Resources > Publications section of the website, download it here or via the link below.

LINKS

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Plant Production Science - Issue 3

Issue 3 is about Sustainability in Plant Production.

Progress on Plastics

NZPPI has established a group to accelerate our industry work on plastic waste. The Plastics Advisory Committee is focussed on understanding the current state of plastics in our supply chain and the changes needed to reduce waste.

Plant Production Science - Issue 2

Bringing you the latest plant science from New Zealand and around the world.

NZPPI Science committee work programme for 2021 - 2022

The Science committee has recently published its priorities for the next two years. We'd love your feedback !

Myrtle Rust online tool

A new tool for managing myrtle rust is being developed to help plant producers make better decisions about when to apply fungicide sprays.

Plant Production Science Issue 1

NZ Plant Producers launches a new Science Publication!

Gene Editing Forum - Canterbury 2020

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 was awarded to two women scientists involved in the discovery of the CRISPR technology, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna. The tools they developed have taken the life sciences into a new epoch and a panel discussed whether they could ever be used here.

Taking Stock

Taking Stock is a 3 year project to confirm presence in New Zealand for 600-800 plants, where there is good evidence they were here prior to 29 July 1998.