Request For Proposals For Primary Industries Producer Research

Request For Proposals For Primary Industries Producer Research Open Date Monday 2 September 2019 3 00 Pm Pacific Auckland Utc 12 00 Close Date Friday 4 October 2019 12 00 Pm Pacific Auckland Utc 13 00 Tender Type Request For Proposals Rfp Tender Coverage Sole AgencyRegions New ZealandRequired Pre Qualifications NoneOverview Primary Industries Producer ResearchMpi Is Expecting To Invest 5 Million Over Four Years To Enhance The Primary Industries Advisory Services Pias System As The Users Of The Pias System It Is Critical That Producers Including Farmers Growers And Foresters Behaviour Towards And Their Views Of The Pias System Are Better Understood Especially If Government Is To Support The System To More Effectively Meet Producer And Future Sector Needs In Relation To Productive And Sustainable Land Use And More Effectively Meet Current And Future Food And Fibre Demands To Identify Barriers And Opportunities To Develop A More Effective Primary Industry Advisory Services System To Meet Future Producer Needs And Aspirations We Need A Better Understanding Of How A Diverse Range Of Producers E G Farmers Growers And Foresters Maori And Non Maori Landowners Across New Zealand From Top Achievers To Mid Low Performing Currently Use The Services Of The Primary Industries Advisors For Support On Sustainable And Productive Practices As Well As For Other Matters What Works DoesnT Work In The Current Pias System From The Primary Producers Point Of View And What Would Work Better And Which Factors E G Circumstantial Socio Demographic Psychological Explain Whether An Advisor Is Successful In Encouraging Behavioural Change In Primary Producers We Also Need A Review Of Research Published Over The Last 10 Years On Producers Views And Use Of Pias Including Research Undertaken In New Zealand And Internationally The Ministry Is Looking For Providers To Undertake Mixed Method Social Science Research Have Evidence Of Past High Response Surveying Resulting In Statistically Sound Samples And Representative Focus Group Participation

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