Sirma Karapeeva Archives

MIA Focus: Meeting the needs of the New Zealand meat industry

August 12, 2019

Around the edges of RMSC 2019, delegates were getting together to discuss the matters of the day for the New Zealand meat industry. Long-standing supporter Maersk sponsored the Gala Dinner once again this year, which […]

New meat industry recruitment drive for Muslim employees

June 11, 2019

A new in-market recruitment initiative has been trialled in Indonesia by the red meat industry to find skilled Muslim employees. The red meat industry is on a mission to find skilled labour throughout the chain, […]

MIA Matters: There’s a lot at stake for NZ sheepmeat in the Brexit process

February 18, 2019

At a critical time for the New Zealand’s meat trade with the United Kingdom, our fifth largest red meat market, the Meat Industry Association (MIA) and Beef + Lamb NZ Ltd (B+LNZ) are pushing to […]

MIA Focus: demand unabated in China for NZ red meat

December 7, 2018

A Meat Industry Association (MIA)-led delegation recently returned from the massive and busy inaugural China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. They found – eight years after signing a free trade agreement with the North […]

Damien O'Connor, Minister of Agriculture

Substantial progress made on RCEP

November 19, 2018

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations are likely to be concluded next year following substantial progress this year. A Joint Statement was issued by the Leaders of the 16 RCEP countries last week in […]

Hiccup with Iran meat trade

August 8, 2018

New Zealand’s meat trade with Iran has hit a ‘bit of a hiccup’ with US President Donald Trump’s reintroduction of sanctions for the Middle Eastern country and recent Tweeted warning that countries trading with Iran […]

Officials learn to Speak Meat

February 7, 2017

Government officials have been learning about the sheep and beef sector from the paddock up in a Speak Meat initiative jointly organised by the MIA and Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ). The two organisations operate […]

MIA Matters: Trade strategy refresh

February 7, 2017

The Meat Industry Association (MIA) is taking an active interest in the current refresh of the government’s formal trade policy strategy. MIA trade and economic manager Sirma Karapeeva has been engaged in the consultations and […]

US election’s knock on effects for NZ beef in Japan

November 11, 2016

The new President-Elect of the United States, has played the biggest Trump card of all. It’s too early to tell whether the result of the US election will impact on New Zealand’s NZ$1.7 billion worth of […]

MIA Matters: First trade show stand for MIA

August 8, 2016

The Meat Industry Association (MIA) took part in a jointly-hosted stand at a Chinese trade show in China in June, the first time the association had ever participated in a show. The New Zealand red […]

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