Funding and rural support

Tuku pūtea me te tautoko ā-taiwhenua

We offer funding and support for businesses and organisations in primary industries. This includes climate change, farming, fishing and aquaculture, food and fibre sectors, Māori agribusiness, disaster and crisis support, and regional economic development.

In this section

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Adverse events

Disaster and crisis support for floods, droughts, earthquakes, storms, and volcanic eruptions

Māori agribusiness funding and support

Support programmes, customary fishing, Māori agribusiness contacts

Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures

Funding for new innovations across the food and fibre sectors

Primary Growth Partnership (PGP)

Current and completed PGP programmes

Fishing and aquaculture funding and support

Aquaculture Planning Fund, claims settlement, and work in the Pacific

Tree planting and research funding programmes

One Billion Trees Programme, erosion control funding programmes, funding for forestry research

Environment and natural resources: funding and programmes

Climate change, Emissions Trading Scheme, protecting freshwater, soil health, greenhouse gas

Farming funds and programmes

Funding available to support agriculture and horticulture producers and their communities

Future workforce skills for the primary industries

Support to attract, train and retain workers in the primary industries

Regional economic development funds and programmes

Helping regional communities reach their economic and social potential

Rural Community Hubs

A programme to help isolated and vulnerable communities

Mental wellbeing fund for rural communities

How to apply for Complementary Services funding

Rural proofing: guidance for policymakers

Considering challenges faced by the rural sector when designing and implementing Government policy

Jobs for Nature

Jobs to control wilding conifers, reduce wallaby numbers, support catchment projects, plant trees