"This is why we call on the next Government to increase its investment in New Zealand science ... we are looking for a major investment in our collective future.
"It is about embracing New Zealand's future as a primary superpower."
New Zealand was leading the way on agricultural economic strategy, Dr Rolleston said.
"If you are seeking an economic strategy then New Zealand leadership in the biggest industry on earth provides it ...
"The primary industries are what we are innately good at. They represent our defining point in the world economy. They are what we do, but we are only scratching the surface of its true potential."
Kiwi farmers could lead the way on the world's agricultural marketplace with benefits returning to New Zealand.
"Our vision is about supercharging all the support and service industries so that New Zealand takes its place as the leading country in global farming.
"There is vast scope for adding value to our exports and to make New Zealand a richer and more prosperous country.
"This demands a literate, numerate and worldly workforce completely at ease working in a connected and internationalised economy."
They needed the technology to be able to farm better.
"If we are to deliver this world-class economy then it starts with the technologies and applications to farm better.
"It starts with our crops, feed and animals so that we become more than globally competitive. We truly become a global leader.
"This is what our manifesto is about because it is about being more than we are today," he said.
"Our manifesto is about building a sustainable farm system giving us the collective means to go forward as a nation."
