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Risk and uncertainty
(Lincoln College and University of Canterbury. Centre for Resource Management., 1988-07)
This paper presents an overview of the risk literature, concentrating on general
approaches to risk analysis and risk assessment. We believe that this is an essential first step towards the setting of guidelines or the ...
Maximizing fine wool income
(Lincoln College. Tussock Grasslands and Mountain Lands Institute., 1988)
Wool producers considering management options need to balance the benefits against costs. Options developed by scientists may realise extra returns but may also involve extra costs. Their adoption by farmers will depend ...
Lincoln College theses and dissertations deposited in the library
(Lincoln College, 1988)
The number of postgraduate students enrolled at Lincoln College has risen from 25 in 1962 to 209 in 1988. The majority of these students submits a thesis, dissertation or major project report in the process of completing ...
FOCUS: a computer program for analysing systems : user manual and guide
(Lincoln College and University of Canterbury. Centre for Resource Management., 1988-07)
FOCUS is a user-friendly computer program to generate the changing appearance of a system as an observer changes the viewing criteria. The criteria are measured by time and space scales and the range of scales is determined ...
A review of the deregulation of the New Zealand town milk industry
(Lincoln College. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 1988-11)
The New Zealand town milk industry, as it has become known, was established as an entity in 1944. Prior to that time, milk supply to the urban areas was of variable quality and dependability. In order to improve the quality ...
The supplementary minimum price scheme : a retrospective analysis
(Lincoln College. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 1988-01)
This study reports an ex post evaluation of the impact the Supplementary Minimum Price (SMP) Scheme had on the New Zealand
pastoral livestock sector over the period 1978/79 to 1984/85, and for a forecast following five ...
An economic analysis of the 1986 deregulation of the New Zealand egg industry
(Lincoln College. Agricultural and Economics Research Unit., 1988-04)
This research measures the costs and benefits of the 1986 reform of the New Zealand egg industry. The main items of this reform were the removal of price, marketing, import and grading controls. Production control remained ...
An overview of government policies for the New Zealand livestock industries, with emphasis on recent price stabilisation and price support schemes
(Lincoln College. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 1988-02)
During the 1970's the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board introduced a buffer fund price stabilisation scheme, and the Government implemented a pastoral sector Supplementary Minimum Prices scheme. The schemes were jointly ...
The New Zealand sheepmeat industry and the role of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board
(Lincoln College. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 1988-03)
The past five years have seen substantial change in the New Zealand meat industry. Control of marketing of New Zealand meat by the Meat Producers' Board led to changing roles for many companies and for the Board itself. ...
Papers presented at the New Zealand Branch, Australian Agricultural Economics Society Conference, Blenheim, July 1988
(Lincoln College. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 1988-07)
The themes for the 1986 Conference of the New Zealand Branch of the Australian Agricultural Economics Society were Trade Policy and the GATT Negotiations, Non-Government Arrangements for Funding Agricultural Research, ...