Vote Agriculture and Forestry
MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister of Agriculture (M2), Minister of Forestry (M35)
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY: Minister of Agriculture
Details of Appropriations
Details of Annual and Permanent Appropriations
| 2010/11 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type | Estimates Budget $000 |
Supplementary Estimates Budget $000 |
Total Budget $000 |
Departmental Output Expenses |
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Administration and Management of Crown Forestry Assets (M35)This appropriation is limited to administration and management of the Crown's interest in forests and forestry-related assets. |
1,799 | (85) | 1,714 |
Administration of Grants and Programmes (M2)This appropriation is limited to the administration of government approved schemes, grants and assistance to the land-based sectors. |
6,766 | 1,498 | 8,264 |
Animal Welfare Education and Enforcement (M2)This appropriation is limited to standard setting, education and enforcement intended to improve animal welfare in New Zealand. |
3,796 | 492 | 4,288 |
Implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme and Indigenous Forestry (M2)This appropriation is limited to the implementation of the agriculture and forestry provisions of the Climate Change Response Act 2002 and the indigenous forestry provisions of the Forests Act 1949. |
15,920 | (4,291) | 11,629 |
Policy Advice MCOA (M2) |
36,794 | (393) | 36,401 |
Agriculture and Forestry Policy AdviceThis output class is limited to policy advice, developing and administering legislation, communication, and implementation on economic, environmental and social matters affecting land based sectors, and ministerial servicing. |
20,187 | 4,911 | 25,098 |
Animal Welfare Policy AdviceThis output class is limited to policy advice and analysis on animal welfare, and ministerial servicing. |
750 | 94 | 844 |
Climate Change Policy AdviceThis output class is limited to policy advice, developing and administering legislation, communication, and implementation on climate change matters affecting land based sectors, and ministerial servicing. |
15,857 | (5,398) | 10,459 |
Support Services and Infrastructure to Other Agencies RDA (M2)This appropriation is limited to the provision of support services to other agencies, including financial, personnel and information technology services and subleasing of surplus accommodation. |
11,530 | (10,180) | 1,350 |
Total Departmental Output Expenses |
76,605 | (12,959) | 63,646 |
Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
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Climate Change Research (M2)This appropriation is limited to obtaining science, research, technology, capacity and capability in climate change related to the primary land-based sectors. |
8,100 | 500 | 8,600 |
Management of Crown Forestry Assets (M35)Payments for forest and asset management of Crown forests established on both Crown-Owned and leased Maori land and 13 leases of Crown-Owned land to other parties for forestry purposes. |
90,093 | 8,622 | 98,715 |
Support for Walking Access (M2)This appropriation is limited to the operation of the New Zealand Walking Access Commission. |
1,789 | - | 1,789 |
Total Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
99,982 | 9,122 | 109,104 |
Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses |
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Rural Veterinarians Bonding Scheme (M2)This appropriation is limited to the provision of payments to veterinary professionals agreeing to work in understaffed, rural areas, in accordance with government approved criteria and guidelines. |
1,100 | (500) | 600 |
Total Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses |
1,100 | (500) | 600 |
Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
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Adverse Climatic Events (M2)This appropriation is limited to providing recovery assistance to the primary sector in the aftermath of adverse climatic events and assistance to rural support trusts. |
526 | 325 | 851 |
Afforestation Grant Scheme (M35)This appropriation is limited to Afforestation Grant Scheme grants. |
7,654 | (1,895) | 5,759 |
Community Irrigation Fund and Schemes (M2)This appropriation is limited to Community Irrigation Fund grants and operating and maintaining Crown irrigation schemes. |
1,626 | 469 | 2,095 |
East Coast Afforestation Grants (M35)This appropriation is limited to grants under the Forestry (East Coast) Grants Regulations 1992. |
4,500 | (786) | 3,714 |
Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (M2)This appropriation is limited to the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases. |
5,000 | (906) | 4,094 |
Hill Country Erosion Fund (M2)This appropriation is limited to projects that protect erosion-prone hill country. |
3,100 | 200 | 3,300 |
Primary Growth Partnership (M2)This appropriation is limited to primary, food and forestry sector investment in education and skills development, research and development, product development, commercialisation, market development and technology transfer, in partnership with relevant industry groups, including research related to greenhouse gases via the Centre for Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research. |
56,425 | (32,204) | 24,221 |
Subscriptions to International Organisations (M2)This appropriation is limited to New Zealand's membership of agricultural and forestry related international organisations. |
2,328 | (403) | 1,925 |
Sustainable Farming Fund (M2)This appropriation is limited to community driven programmes aimed at improving economic and environmental performance. |
9,200 | (224) | 8,976 |
Total Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
90,359 | (35,424) | 54,935 |
Departmental Capital Expenditure |
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Capital Expenditure PLA (M2)This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989. |
36,249 | (16,249) | 20,000 |
Total Departmental Capital Expenditure |
36,249 | (16,249) | 20,000 |
Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure |
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Crown Forestry Asset Management (M35)This appropriation is limited to forestry operations, management services, research and related forest asset expenditure. |
- | 340 | 340 |
New Zealand Walking Access Commission (M2)This appropriation is limited to the purchase and development of capital assets by the New Zealand Walking Access Commission. |
500 | - | 500 |
Total Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure |
500 | 340 | 840 |
Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations |
304,795 | (55,670) | 249,125 |

