Enabling a thriving food and fibre sector for rangatahi in Aotearoa

What does it take to create a food and fibre sector where rangatahi can thrive?

Attraction and RetentionDiversity and InclusionMental Health and WellbeingPastoral Care

Māori leadership

The first milestone of this project has been marked by the publication a literature review.

Diversity and InclusionSkills

Get involved: Māori Leadership project

If you want to help shape leadership development in the food and fibre sector in a way that resonates with, engages, and inspires Māori, then we would love to hear from you.

Attraction and RetentionDiversity and Inclusion

Adopting agritech for the food and fibre sector

Adopting agritech is estimated to increase food and fibre export earnings by $9.7 billion.  

SkillsSustainability

Key insights from June 2024 SOPI report

An update on the export performance of the food and fibre sector

ResearchSustainability

Update on Seafood qualifications development project

Since April 2023, Muka Tangata has been working to review and develop qualifications, standards and micro-credentials.

Attraction and RetentionQualificationsSkills

Get involved: Entry Level and Agriculture qualification development projects

Muka Tangata has launched two simultaneous qualification development projects for all food and fibre Entry Level and Agriculture qualifications, standards and micro-credentials.

Attraction and RetentionNon-Formal LearningPathwaysQualificationsSkills

Women in the food and fibre sector

Just over 100,000 women work in our food and fibre sector, 1/3 of the total workforce.

Diversity and Inclusion

Churn in the food and fibre sector

The biggest source of new entrants in food and fibre industries represented by Muka Tangata are people who have not worked in the industry previously (industry changers).

Attraction and Retention

Partnership supports good outcomes for learners

Muka Tangata and the National Trade Academy (NTA) are working together to support good outcomes for learners. 

Delivery and Assessment

Retention

Retention is a critical issue as it directly affects the stability and growth of the Food and Fibre sector.

Attraction and RetentionResearch