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• a boost in household consumption by $37.2 million
• and 258 new jobs for the economy.
This financial year (2019-2020) was BRI’s second full year in operation, and NZIER found it “has created a unique business model adding value to the Marlborough and national economies.” Additionally, NZIER estimates that BRI has added:
• an $8 million increase in the size of
the national economy, with 30 new jobs for New Zealand, including,
• a $2.2 million increase in the size of Marlborough’s economy.
The report concluded, “The industry
must expect to continue with its R&D in order to maintain its prior gains and make new ones.” Click here for a two-page summary and full copy of the report.
Inaugural harvest for research winery
The research winery opened in February on the Marlborough Research Centre campus, adjacent to NMIT and key research partners, such as Plant & Food Research - Rangahau Ahumāra Kai. From here, we have partnered with industry and other research organisations to set the national research agenda, trial world- first technologies, conduct commercial
trials, and connect educators and students to science and industry. With the first juice arriving in March, just before the uncertainty of lockdown and COVID-19 restrictions, BRI was not deemed an essential service. This meant current field trials couldn’t be harvested and processed, losing this vintage’s data. However, the research winery was permitted
to operate as staff worked and lived in the same bubble. Led by Dr Tanya Rutan, Research Winery Manager, all commercial trials were successfully completed this inaugural year.u
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