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Venture Taranaki launched a future-focused concept paper, Power to X, on Thursday.
Herb growers and gardeners around Taranaki are taking part in a project that could spawn a new industry.
“We are seeing so much legislation coming at us and I felt farmers were a bit apathetic. I felt we needed to get ahead of the game a bit,” she said. An initial $50,000 MPI grant enabled TCC to engage with local communities at the start of this year to establish 14 catchment groups around the region. “Supporting and empowering farmers to control their own destiny will result in long-term sustainability for them and their communities,” Cram added. Key industry bodies and community organisations, including Federated Farmers, Dairy NZ and local authorities, were supporting the work...