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Biotechnology : creating innovative solutions - will we have the courage to embrace it?
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2010)
Biotechnology and, increasingly, genetic modification (GM) are some of the most
powerful tools we have to keep ahead of the demands of an ever growing and
increasingly health conscious population, while maintaining our ...
Corporate real estate asset management: a survey of New Zealand publicly-listed companies and an empirical research on Telecom Corporation of New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1992)
Awareness of the need to manage corporate real estate assets properly has escalated in recent years. Although a substantial literature, mainly from the United States, has explored the concept and practice of corporate real ...
A brand new journey to clean green New Zealand
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2004)
Intrigued by a Ministry for the Environment report on the value of New
Zealand's clean green image in dollar terms; and the economic
possibilities of branding products to such a flagship, led me to research
the topic ...
Production functions and the measurement of productivity : an econometric approach - New Zealand as a case study
(Lincoln University, 2002)
The study of Solow (1957) stimulated debate among economists on the role of technical change in economic growth. The consensus has been that technological change accounts for a significant proportion of gross national ...
Cultural models of GE agriculture in the United States (Georgia) and New Zealand (Canterbury)
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 2008-07)
The goal of this research was to assess why genetic engineering (GE) agricultural technology was embraced in some industrialized nations (United States) while it evokes extreme concern and aversion in others (New Zealand).
GE ...
Aspects of the ecology and management of apple leafcurling midge (Dasineura mali) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on the Waimea Plains, Nelson, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2000)
Apple leafcurling midge (ALM) (Dasineura mali Kieffer) (DIPTERA: Cecidomyiidae) is an established pest of apple trees in New Zealand. Larval feeding causes rolled or twisted leaves, and contamination of fruit with pupal ...
Cultural values, power and development practice
(Lincoln University, 2007)
Frequently, within a development context values from a 'Western' perspective, framed within a teleological worldview, are imposed on communities. This often results in negative outcomes for the community for whom the ...
Dairy breeding traits : the farmers' perception
(Lincoln University, 2006)
The aim of this study was to identify which breeding traits New Zealand dairy farmers believed were the most important and whether variations in farm system influenced these opinions.
A random sample of 2000 herds, ...
The biology of magpies (Gymnorhina spp.) in New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1968)
During the 1860s and 1870s the early settlers in New Zealand experienced insect plagues, especially armies of caterpillars, which created havoc amongst their crops (Drummond, 1907). Although some native birds were regarded ...
Benchmarking and management behaviours of top sheep and beef cattle farmers
(Lincoln University, 2001)
The aim of this dissertation was to gain an insight into the use of benchmarking in the current management practices of top performing sheep and beef cattle farmers in the South Island of New Zealand. The more specific ...