文稿:平民
翻译:Darren
编辑:佚夫
代理农业部长梅卡·瓦伊蒂里6月16日今天在菲尔德宣布，政府正在支持一项重大方案，调查木板在帮助农民保护水道和改善淡水质量方面是否具有潜力。
可持续食品和纤维期货基金（SFFF）为2223万纽币的七年方案捐款898万纽币，该方案旨在为硝酸盐浸出提供低成本的饲料解决方案。
行业计划合作伙伴 DairyNZ、恒天然和 PGG 赖特森种子公司共同投资约 1047 万美元现金和 280 万纽币实物。
梅卡·瓦伊蒂里说; “我们照顾宝贵的溪流、河流和湖泊至关重要。木板作为饲料作物，有可能为改善淡水质量提供具有成本效益的解决方案”。
预计该计划将大规模展示木板的功效，因此农民有信心投资于牧场和实践变革。
梅卡·瓦伊蒂里说:”该计划将侧重于Ecotain，一种由PGG赖特森种子公司开发的专有环境木板品种，可至少减少20的硝酸盐浸出。
DairyNZ的模型预测，到2035年，新西兰农场每年可能减少15，000吨硝酸盐浸出量。该方案将涉及农场规模试验，以及新西兰各种条件的实施和实践改进。该方案的主要产出将是一个通用的木板评估系统，该系统将与农民的工具联系起来。
该计划的首要任务是确保我们有实质性和有力的科学证据，证明 Ecotain 显著减少了围场和农场系统规模的硝酸盐渗出，不会对农场盈利能力产生或最小负面影响。它还将确保动物健康或福利没有风险。我们为木板的独特潜力感到兴奋，这些潜力能够对我们的农场产生积极的影响，并有助于实现我们的气候目标
去年，我们扩大了SFFF基金，以进一步推动行业创新努力，作为我们10年适应更美好世界路线图的一部分，以推动该行业的价值增长。这个项目是我们与该行业为帮助农民和种植者而进行的许多共同投资之一”。
Major investment in plantain forage programme aims to improve freshwater quality
The Government is backing a major programme investigating plantain’s potential to help farmers protect waterways and improve freshwater quality, Acting Agriculture Minister Meka Whaitiri announced at Fieldays today.
The Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures (SFFF) fund is contributing $8.98 million to the $22.23 million seven-year programme, which aims to deliver a low-cost forage solution to nitrate leaching.
Industry programme partners DairyNZ, Fonterra, and PGG Wrightson Seeds are collectively investing around $10.47 million in cash and $2.8 million in-kind in the programme.
“It’s vital we look after our precious streams, rivers and lakes. Plantain as a fodder crop has the potential to provide a cost-effective solution to improving freshwater quality,” Meka Whaitiri said.
“This programme is expected to demonstrate plantain’s efficacy at scale, so farmers have the confidence they need to invest in pasture and practice change.”
The programme will focus on Ecotain, a proprietary environmental plantain cultivar developed by PGG Wrightson Seeds, which could reduce nitrate-leaching by at least 20 percent.
Modelling by DairyNZ forecasts a potential reduction of 15,000 tonnes of nitrate leached per year by 2035, on New Zealand farms.”
“The programme will involve farm scale trials, and implementation and practice improvement across various New Zealand conditions.
A major output of the programme will be a generic plantain evaluation system that will link to tools for farmers.
“The programme’s first priority will be making sure we have substantial and robust scientific proof that Ecotain markedly reduces nitrate leaching at both the paddock and farm system scale, with no or minimal negative effects on farm profitability.
“It will also ensure there are no risks to animal health or welfare.
“We’re excited by plantain’s unique potential to make a positive difference to our farms, and contribute towards meeting our climate goals
“Last year we upscaled the SFFF fund to further boost sector innovation efforts as part of our 10-year Fit for a Better World roadmap to drive value growth in the sector. This project is one of the many co-investments we’ve made with the sector to help farmers and growers,” Meka Whaitiri said.
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