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Table 8.16: Public funding for research on sustainable land management in 1993-94 ($NZ million).
| Sources of funding | Directly related to sustainable land management | Indirectly related to sustainable land management1 | Total funding |
| Central Government | 61.3 | 41.4 | 102.7 |
| Public Good Science Fund2 | 39.0 | 34.8 | 73.8 |
| Universities3 | 19.6 | 7.9 | 27.5 |
| Government Trusts4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Government Departments5 | 2.0 | - | 2.0 |
| Regional Councils | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Total | 63.3 | 42.9 | 106.2 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture (1995)
1 This includes relevant primary research (e.g. on plant taxonomy or the geological factors affecting soil formation) and remedial research (e.g. on pollution control technologies).
2 Includes non-specific output funding of $6.5 million.
3 Based on the number of fulltime equivalents doing research, assuming a marginal cost per FTE of $60,000, using information from the 1991/92 Benchmark Review.
4 Agriculture and Marketing Research and Development Trust (AGMARDT) and the Lotteries Board.
5 Departments with operational research funding for sustainable land management, in declining order, included the Ministry of Agriculture, the Department of Conservation, the Ministry of Forestry, and the Department of Survey and Land Information.
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