New Zealand: $6.5 Mln Boost Backs Quest to Cut Livestock Methane
Climate change A multimillion-dollar funding injection aims to give help to New Zealand scientists racing to develop a methane inhibitor that works for pasture-based farming.
AgriZeroNZ and the Ag Emissions Centre are investing $4 million and $2.5m respectively to accelerate efforts to find a compound that can suppress methane emissions from grazing livestock without harming animal health or productivity.
The research, led by the AgResearch Group within the Lincoln-based Bioeconomy Science Institute, builds on years of foundational work
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