PHOTO: RICHARD DAVISONA new umbrella organisation is expected to give Otago’s burgeoning number of farmer catchment groups a fresh boost, by centralising many administrative and fundraising tasks. PHOTO: SHANE BOCOCK/SUPPLIEDHe said an explosion of interest from farmers in establishing and joining catchment groups during recent years meant working more closely together in certain areas was a natural next step. Eleven small and mid-level catchment groups were expected to come under the new OCC umbrella, representing more than 700 farmers across a total of 19,239sq km of Otago waterway catchment. The formation of the OCC, and related expansion of catchment group activity could only be a positive for Otago. ‘‘The key to Pomahaka’s success, and the key to any successful catchment group in my opinion, is that they’re grassroots, bottom-up.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 20, 2020 15:33 UTC