Taieri Land Use Diversification Opportunities Project
A project working with farmers in the Upper Taieri Wai catchment group (Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand) to identify alternative land uses for diversification (not just limited to agriculture) that can fit within their current farming system and provide information on these. The project involves locally generated ideas and face-to-face farmer workshops with implementation of a decision-making support tool(see below) to ensure valuable and relevant information are provided to our community and they feel supported through the next steps!
This project is facilitated by The Whole Story and funded by the Department of Conservation’s Ngā Awa River Restoration Programme and Our Land and Water National Science Challenge.
Any questions regarding this project please don’t hesitate to contact:
Becks Smith – becks@thewholestory.co.nz
Liz Dooley – liz.dooley@outlook.co.nz
Iona McCarthy – i.a.mccarthy@massey.ac.nz
Podcast mini-series
Workshop
Speakers:
1) Liz Dooley – Introducing the Decision Support tool and workshops
2) Bruce Smallfield – Plant & Food Research’s work in the Maniototo
3) Sandra Campbell – Setting up a native plant nursery
4) Anthony Longman – Tourism opportunities for Central Otago farmers
5) Duncan Humm – Solar farming (a farmer’s experience so far)
6) Dan Cottrell – KiwiQuinoa
7) Paul Kenyon – Farming efficiency and the impact on GHG emissions
The Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is a structured, objective process, supported with a software tool, to help
• identify the ‘best’ ranked alternative(s)
• explore and learn about a decision
•understand own and others’ viewpoints
• make a decision transparent
• communicate a decision
This spreadsheet based tool can be used for decisions with multiple, conflicting criteria which are measured in different units.
Have a look at the video below to see the tool in action if you have any questions or want to fill out a feedback form please contact Liz Dooley – liz.dooley@outlook.co.nz