The new company set to be born out of the merger of New Zealand’s two crown research institutes, HortResearch and Crop & Food Research, has been named as The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, reported Voxy.co.nz.

The group will trade as Plant and Food Research, according to Peter Landon-Lane, current CEO of HortResearch and designated future CEO of the new company.

“We deliberately chose a descriptive name because we want our purpose and value to be clear to customers, stakeholders and New Zealand,” he said.

“We wanted to be clear that science and research are at the core of our business, and to spell out exactly our vision to enhance and strengthen horticulture, crop and food science discovery and delivery for the benefit of New Zealand.”

The new company will be launched on 1 December this year, and will combine the efforts of HortResearch and Crop & Food Research in a merger hoped to cut administration costs and service duplication.