Asia 'can double NZ farm exports'

New Zealand could more than double the value of its agricultural exports by 2050 if it makes the most of the opportunities presented by growth in Asia, ANZ chief executive Mike Smith says.

The Australian bank boss who spoke to a packed room of New Zealand business leaders yesterday, said since the year 2000 emerging economies had shifted from accounting for one third of the world's economic growth to two-thirds and China accounted for about half of that growth.