This project documented how important the land based sector is to New Zealand and offered a vision for its future. AGMARDT, ANZCO Foods, Beef and Lamb New Zealand, Fonterra and Zespri funded the research in 2016. It showed how industry‐led initiatives and private‐public partnerships is building on the sector’s historical successes for ongoing economic prosperity into the future.

The AERU produced a report for the New Zealand British High Commission detailing the history of New Zealand's agricultural, trade and economic policies with the United Kingdom, European Union, and other major export markets, and how these have changed over time.

This study is part of a broader project by CEBRA and the Australian Government aimed at delivering updated knowledge on the benefits and costs of biological control of established pests in Australia.

The AERU has contributed to Beef+Lamb’s New Zealand origin brand, Taste Pure Nature, through our work in the Integrating Value Chains programme (funded by the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge).