Manawatū offers a rare opportunity, both nationally and globally, to diversify its land and build more resilient farm systems, with the potential to strengthen the region's food production and boost economic returns for our farmers and landowners.

Led by the Central Economic Development Agency (CEDA), the Land Diversification project aims to empower Manawatū farmers to tackle economic challenges, future proof their farm systems and improve productivity through alterative cropping and rotations.

This Land Diversification initiative features an informative report as well as an interactive Crop Suitability Map, offering farmers innovative land use options to consider as part of their planning processes. These tools can be used to inform practical alternative for diversifying farm operations, mitigating income risk, and fostering sustainable farming practices.

A collection of Grower Guides have also been developed by CEDA. Designed with the grower in mind, these guides dive into the detail required to make investment decisions around land diversification including providing practical steps to planting and harvesting through to indicative yields and commercial considerations.