4. Question 1.
Is 5% year on year growth enough?
• Sometimes
– if it is sustainable growth
– if the margin structure is right
– if it is in an industry with sufficiently large
scale
5. Question 2.
What happens to the NZ Agricultural
Sector if it grows at 5% for 10 years?
2011
Dairy 13 B
Meat 4.5 B
Forestry 4.3 B
Wine 1.1 B
Kiwifruit 0.9 B
= 24 B
Source : MAF June 2011 Situation & Outlook for NZ Agriculture & Forestry
6. Question 2.
What happens to the NZ Agricultural
Sector if it grows at 5% for 10 years?
2011 2020
Dairy 13 B 20.2 B
Meat 4.5 B 7.2 B
Forestry 4.3 B 6.7 B
Wine 1.1 B 1.7 B
Kiwifruit 0.9 B 1.5 B
= 24 B = 37 B
Source : MAF June 2011 Situation & Outlook for NZ Agriculture & Forestry
7. Question 2.
What happens to the NZ Agricultural
Sector if it grows at 5% for 10 years?
2011 2020 Absolute Growth
Dairy 13 B 20.2 B 7.2 B
Meat 4.5 B 7.2 B 2.6 B
Forestry 4.3 B 6.7 B 2.4 B
Wine 1.1 B 1.7 B 0.6 B
Kiwifruit 0.9 B 1.5 B 0.5 B
= 24 B = 37 B = 13 B + 55%
Source : MAF June 2011 Situation & Outlook for NZ Agriculture & Forestry
8. Question 3.
How much technology is required to grow
the Agricultural Sector by $13B?
9. Question 3.
How much technology is required to grow
the Agricultural Sector by $13B?
• HEAPS, &
10. Question 3.
How much technology is required to grow
the Agricultural Sector by $13B?
• HEAPS, &
• Technology is Sexy, so
11. Question 3.
How much technology is required to grow
the Agricultural Sector by $13B?
• HEAPS, &
• Technology is Sexy, so
• The Agricultural Sector is HEAPS SEXY
12. So the Agricultural Sector is...
• Critical to NZ’s future
– It already has scale
– It already has an international footprint
– It is internationally competitive
– Modest sustainable growth creates massive value
• Sexy
– Heaps of technology is required to support it’s
growth and take NZ industry to the next level
– The commercialisation of agricultural related
technology is a massive opportunity for SME NZ.
