INZ Innovation in Irrigation Award

 

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This Award is to celebrate, encourage and promote innovation, and the positive things being undertaken in our communities with and as a result of irrigation.

Many of us in the irrigation sector feel frustrated at the lack of good news stories in our media!  Many in our wider community want to see irrigators striving to be efficient and considerate of the environment.....

NOW HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO CHANGE THIS AND SHOW THE INNOVATION THAT IS HAPPENING AND ENCOURAGE MORE OF IT!

Some ideas to get you thinking!

  • Technical Innovation – farm, orchard, vineyard or scheme technical advances in irrigation that add value to the process of ‘doing business’
  • Irrigation Enhancing the Environment – projects and research that will lead to environmental improvements
  • Resilient Communities – projects and research inclusive of people and society, cultural, economic and infrastructure benefits of irrigation

A $2,500 cash prize will be awarded for 'The Best  Innovation, Discovery or Achievement that makes a positive contribution, impact or benefit to irrigation in NZ'

 

Eligibility

The prize can be awarded to an individual or team. Only one entry is permitted per person / team.

We encourage entries and nominations from irrigators, schemes, user groups, environmental groups, industry, and university students.

Although the innovation may have evolved over a longer period of time, to be eligible the innovation must be able to show a clear impact to irrigation in NZ within the last 5 years.

The individual or nominated team representative must be either a NZ citizen or a NZ permanent resident.

For team entries one person must be nominated as the team representative. This person will be the public face for the innovation. This will include receiving the award at the INZ conference dinner and speaking with media.

The innovation must meet current ethical practice and have been carried out largely in NZ.

 

Selection Criteria

The merit of each entry will be assessed by a judging panel and will be based on....              ‘Innovation in Irrigation’

This is the potential for the new knowledge to have a positive impact on irrigation through technology development or in a manner that will enhance the economic, social, cultural or environmental aspects of irrigation.

 

Interested - Nomination & Entry Requirements

 

For queries phone 03 379 3820 or e-mail admin@irrigationnz.co.nz