Independent, Crown-owned research and development company specialising in research in the life sciences, and development and commercialisation of resulting technologies; operates at five campuses; headquartered in Ruakura campus

One of New Zealand's nine government-owned research institutes; does research in: arable foods, vegetable foods, seafood, ornamentals, animal feed, plant products and forestry; based in Christchurch

Crown research institute based in Rotorua; delivers research, technology and service solutions to the international forest and forest products sector; has offerings in biomaterials science, software, research, publications, etc

Applied research organisation responsible to New Zealand arable growers and involved in funding of arable research and technology transfer; based in Lincoln (Canterbury); funding comes from levy on arable growers, grants, research & information sales

Auckland-based firm engaged in research & development of pesticidal natural products from terrestrial & marine microbes & invertebrates; is also working to develop an advanced capability in plant and mammalian cellular physiology

Agro-chemicals company based in Pakuranga, Auckland; products: fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, adjuvants, fertilisers, plant growth regulators, soil fumigants etc; group companies incude Pukekohe Growers Supplies & Alpha Research

Organisation whose aim is to promote & encourage responsible fertiliser use; based in Newmarket, Auckland; represents NZ manufacturers of superphosphate fertiliser Balliance Agri-Nutrients, Ravensdown Fertiliser, who sell 90% of all fertiliser in NZ

Organisation set up to protect and improve the health of New Zealand's forests and wood export trade by developing a forest biosecurity research strategy, and managing research programmes; has info about insect pests, fungal diseases etc

Plant technology firm based in Palmerston North; develops & licenses plant varieties, grass endophytes & plant genes; research & project management of plant technologies; production & sale of seed stock; protection of intellectual property

Institute at Massey University, Wellington; offers undergraduate, postgraduate & research programmes in agriculture, animal health etc; also runs a teaching hospital