Primary Sector
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Primary Sector
Fonterra launches new wellbeing brand
The global markets for physical, mental and inner wellbeing nutrition are growing at 6% per year. The dairy company's nutrition brand is called Nutiani.
Primary Sector
Righting the ship will take another year – Kotahi
New Zealand ports are proving to be significant chokepoints, and are not due to clear until mid-2023.
Primary Sector
Programme to prove NZ's food should be 'number one choice'
The government has committed $17.6m over seven years for the study.
Primary Sector
Rabobank: climate change inaction 'grim reading'
The Rabobank paper points out many areas where the sector can make a difference on climate change.
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Riley Kennedy
Senior Journalist
Riley Kennedy joined BusinessDesk in 2022 and covers New Zealand’s primary sector, with a focus on the country’s agribusinesses and the broader food and fibre economy. He won the DairyNZ Industry Award at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Awards in 2024, and was named Emerging Journalist of the Year by the New Zealand Shareholders Association in 2022. Riley previously worked as a business specialist at the Otago Daily Times and holds a diploma in journalism from Wintec.
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