Ag Research

Our job is to help New Zealand remain the leading producer of great pastoral products world wide.


This is critical to ensure the prosperity, security and
environmental sustainability of farming. The pastoral sector is the backbone of our economy and its continued success is essential for maintaining our country's living standards.

AgResearch is one of New Zealand's leading research organisations.

About five percent of New Zealand's scientists are with us. Many are world-leading in their field and we are networked to more than 30 prestigious scientific organisations world-wide. Our scientists regularly travel internationally to undertake research, network and present at conferences.

AgResearch has close links with the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) in Australia. Because of that relationship, CSIRO gave us free use of Australia's science career brochure cartoons and graphics featured in these pages. It's another example of the international cooperation amongst scientific organisations.