Encouraging low-volume, high value primary agricultural products.
Processing of primary products close to their source where practicable, enhancing local communities.
Supporting individual, family or co-operative ownership of agricultural land.
Help Kiwi farmers buy their own farms by re-establishing the Rural Bank & making low interest loans available.
Preventing the sale of agricultural land into foreign ownership.
Plant-breeding programmes to maintain pure strains of seed stock.
Promotion of biological control of agricultural pests.
Eradication or control of noxious weeds and animals.
Promotion of ‘energy farming’ using renewable resources such as bio-fuels.
Getting rid of the Emissions Trading Scheme
Resourcing inspection teams to ensure thorough inspection of all goods entering New Zealand, and minimise the likelihood of damage to agriculture and the environment from imported pests and diseases.