Project 5:
Biopesticides Path to Market
Milestone 5.1
Upscaling production and availability of biopesticides
Resolve the commercial impediments to biopesticide production and availability in New Zealand by enhancing and quantifying the market size for biopesticide use, and then supporting the commercialisation of candidate biopesticides in New Zealand.
April 1, 2020
December 31, 2020 - Candidate biopesticides for commercialisation prioritised
April 1, 2021 - Commercialisation Manager appointed
June 1, 2021 - Outlines of commercialisation plans developed by for approval by the PGG
January 1, 2022 - Commercialisation projects started, continuing through to the end of the project (e.g., facilitating investment in commercialisation via consortia of horticulture industry organisations, securing investment, negotiating long-term lease of a biopesticide production facility).
January 1, 2025 - First commercialised products available
March 31, 2027
Progress
A request for proposal was let at the end of 2020 to find a contractor to undertake a review of candidate biopesticides for commercialisation, however no proposals were forthcoming. The ALT team completed this work internally.
In early 2021 the PGG agreed that the Commercialisation Manager role become a smaller “Biologicals Facilitator”, leading the facilitation of biopesticide and BCA registration and uptake.
The Pathway to Biopesticide Registration Report has been finalised.
Two biopesticide case studies are underway: one will test the New Organisms side of the HSNO Act and is quite species specific; the other is a more traditional registration, albeit based on a microbial active ingredient, with a broader target pest spectrum.
Milestone 5.2
Pathway to biopesticide registration demonstrated
The regulatory pathway for biopesticide registration will be clarified and registrants will have confidence in the process.
April 1, 2020
September 30, 2020 - Regulatory pathway documented incorporating clarification of registrant concerns
January 1, 2021 - Biopesticide registration case study projects implemented. One case study completed each year from 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2027. Each case study will span 2 years
May 31, 2021 - Arrangements for availability of international data (for registration projects) will be established
March 31, 2027
Progress
The Pathway to Biopesticide Registration Report has been finalised.
Milestone 5.3
Increase in biopesticide use achieved
Plans for integration of biopesticides into crop protection programmes developed in cooperation with the participant group.
April 1, 2020
September 30, 2020 - Programme and approach to working with industry organisations for integration of biopesticides into crop protection programmes developed
January 1, 2021 - Project implemented through to the end of the programme, with adoption reviewed annually (data from Milestone 3.3).
March 31, 2027
Progress
The programme and approach to working with industry organisations for integration of biopesticides into crop protection programmes has been completed by the Agroecology Technical Lead.
