Dispatches from IFT
Plant and Food Research tests drives new strategy
Plant and Food Research was formed 18 months ago in a merger between two of New Zealand's Crown Research Institutes, HortResearch and Crop and Food Research.
Karl Crawford, business manager, food innovation, at Plant and Food Research explains how the two entities are now seeking to leverage their core strength in plant breeding in the food ingredients sector, by putting to use cultivars not chosen for fresh produce but which have with interesting properties that can be tapped for other uses.
