Technical Committee

Shareholders have technical representatives who form the Technical Committee
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Research Programme

The RPBC 's Research programme consists of 4 inter-related Key Research Areas - Read more...

Research Proposals

The RPBC has a multi-stage process for considering R&D proposals. - Read more..

GF Scheme

The Radiata Pine Breeding Company (RPBC), whose shareholders include major forest growing companies in New Zealand and Australia - Read more...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Technical Committee

Shareholders have technical representatives who form the Technical Committee.

The Technical Committee reports to the Board via the chairperson (Denis Albert). The functions of the Technical Committee are:

  • To develop and present to the Board any proposed research programmes.
  • To provide the Board with full details of the funding required for each Research Project contained within the proposed research programmes.
  • To establish and maintain a register of research projects.
  • To establish any sub-committees or appoint such persons as it considers necessary or desirable to fulfil its functions under the Shareholder Agreement.
  • To oversee each research project according to the research programme.
  • To recommend to the Board strategies, objectives and targets in respect of the research to be carried out.
  • To maintain a register of background intellectual property, and establish and maintain a register of new intellectual property.

There are four standing sub-committees, covering the major sections of the research programme and the GF Plus scheme. They are:

  1. Breeding and evaluation of New Genetic Combinations. This sub-committee covers the New Genetic Combinations and Superior Genotypes sub-sections of the research programme.
  2. Integration and Optimisation. This sub-committee covers the modelling of the tree improvement process.
  3. Breakthrough Technologies. This sub-committee covers the development of new breeding techniques.
  4. GF Plus. This sub-committee covers the development and operation of the GF Plus scheme.


Our Objectives

"To be recognised internationally as the leading provider of radiata pine germplasm
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Our Shareholders

Industry Shareholding
Government Funding
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CEO