The purpose of the Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) is to benefit New Zealand through programmes of investments in research and innovation that produce substantial gains in economic growth and sustainability in the primary and food sectors.

Each programme will be a joint investment between the Crown and industry. Qualifying contributions by the co-investors must be equal to or greater than the Crown PGP funding.

To be within the scope of PGP, co-investment programmes must relate to one or more of the following New Zealand primary and food sectors:

• pastoral (including wool) and arable production;
• horticulture;
• seafood (including aquaculture);
• forestry and wood products;
• food processing (including nutriceuticals and bio-actives).

PGP includes the whole value chain, including education and skills development, research and development, product development, commercialisation, commercial development, and technology transfer.

Full details on the PGP scheme, please download the pdf below.

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