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Save the planet with a high-tech career
Your science and technology skills can make a difference in the world.
Grow your future in the food and fibre sectors
Grow your future in the food and fibre sectors
Develop technology, grow food, design new products and sell them to the world in the food and fibre sectors.
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- 350,000+
- New Zealanders work in the food and fibre sectors
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- $46 billion
- added to New Zealand's export revenue
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- 11,000+
- dairy farmers protect waterways through the Water Accord
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- $39K-$150K+
- salary range to fund your goals
Consider the food and fibre sectors if you're interested in:
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Developing food, drink or fibre products -
Solving problems with science -
Designing robotics and technology -
Growing plants and trees -
Caring for animals -
Working with tools and machines
The food and fibre sectors need your skills
Build farm machines, test soil, design shoes out of wool – a wide range of skills are needed in the food and fibre sectors.
Top skills for the food and fibre sectors
- Creativity and design
- Business and finance
- Science and technical ability
- Caring and communication
- Problem solving
- Sales and marketing
Check out the wide range of jobs in the food and fibre sectors
Make a difference to our environment
Feed the world, solve environmental problems and improve the lives of animals with a career in the food and fibre sectors.
Find a career that helps the environment
Grow your career in aquaculture
Farm or process food from the sea, run a business, or take your interest in diving into a job. There are a wide range of jobs in aquaculture.
Greenshell mussel farming
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The food and fibre sectors are for everyone
It doesn't matter if you live in the city or country or who you are – careers in the food and fibre sectors are for everyone.
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- 40 million
- people eat and drink New Zealand food
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- 1 in 7
- New Zealanders work in the food and fibre sectors
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- 34%
- of the food and fibre workforce are women
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Discover the opportunities waiting for you in the food and fibre sectors.
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