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Water and livelihoods : a participatory analysis of a Mexican rural community
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group., 2000-12)
Over 70% of Mexican farms produce only for self subsistence and lack the necessary
economies of scale to be commercial. In the arid and semi-arid regions of the country,
which represents 52% of Mexico's total land, farming ...
A survey of farmers' attitudes to information
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit, 1983-11)
The revolution in computer and electronic technology has given rise
to equipment which can potentially provide primary producers with
continuous access to a wide range of information stored on central
computers. Modern ...
Desirable attributes of computerised financial systems for property managers
(Lincoln College. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 1988-04)
Most producers face a wide range of financial decision making problems and consequently can potentially make effective use of the many different computer based financial analysis packages available. Examples include ...
Factors affecting Canterbury, New Zealand farmers' adoption and use of computerised information systems
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2001-07)
The aim of this study is to identify which factors have operated as adoption barriers to information innovations (computerised systems) in Canterbury (New Zeeland) daily farming. This study is a attempt to link the farm ...
Dairy farmers as employers in Canterbury
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2004-03)
This study establishes base data and determines the actual staff management practices followed by a sample of dairy farmers in Canterbury. A person-centred approach was followed in which respondents were simply asked what ...
Forestry and agriculture on the New Zealand East Coast: socio-economic characteristics associated with land use change
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2000-06)
The topics of land use, and issues associated with land use change, have been a major theme of research in the AERU since its inception in 1962. In earlier years the research focused on
pastoral land uses, reflecting the ...
Public perceptions of natural and modified landscapes of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 1999-10)
The primary objective of this study was to document public perception of natural character in the biophysical environment using the Coromandel Peninsula as a case study of landscape settings. The design of the research ...
Effect of intraruminal infusion of potassium on the site of magnesium absorption within the digestive tract in sheep
(Lincoln University. Centre for Computing and Biometrics, 1996-10)
Sixteen 2-year old female sheep were fitted with rumen and duodenal cannulae at the Johnstone Memorial Laboratory, Lincoln University during 1989-1990. They were offered, at 2 hourly intervals, a pelleted concentrate diet ...