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Private wool selling : benefits to the grower and implications for wool marketing
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1988)
Concern has been shown by those involved in the New Zealand wool marketing system for the recent trend for growers to sell more wool to private merchants and less through the auction system. If this trend continues, industry ...
Pricing of water for community irrigation schemes in New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1987)
Social objectives and the need to increase agricultural production were the early reasons for the development of community irrigation schemes by Government in New Zealand. The economics of scheme development and operation ...
A farm-level model to evaluate the impacts of current energy policy options
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1982)
This thesis attempts to show the value of farm-level studies as useful additions to aggregated, national or regional models that are used to analyse the effects of policy on an agricultural economy. A literature survey ...
Economic aspects of urban development : with special reference to the conversion of land from agricultural to urban use
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1966)
This thesis sets out to explore some economic aspects of the changes in land use which are the result of cities spreading on to, and taking over, land formerly in some agricultural use. The exploration is mainly verbal, ...
Land development by Government 1945-69
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1970)
From the earliest European settlement in New Zealand the wealth of the country has depended heavily upon agriculture. With a lack of useful mineral resources, small population, isolation from markets, moist temperate climate ...
An investigation of relationship quality and supplier performance in New Zealand red meat supply chains
(Lincoln University, 2017)
Supplier relationships and performance have become increasingly important in agri-food supply chains. This research aimed to investigate buyer-supplier relationships in the New Zealand red meat industry. Specifically, this ...
Migrant workers and the growth of dairy farming in Southland, New Zealand
(Centre of Excellence in Farm Business Management, 2013-11)
The New Zealand dairy industry has undergone a substantial period of growth over the last ten years, as more sheep, beef, and crop farms have been converted to dairy farming. A major problem for dairy farm employers is ...
Adaptation knowledge for New Zealand’s primary industries: Known, not known and needed
(Elsevier: Creative Commons, 2019)
Climate sensitive primary industries including pastoral farming, high-value horticulture and viticulture are central to Aotearoa-New Zealand’s economy. While advances have been made in understanding the impacts and ...
Evaluation of voluntary agro-environmental schemes adopted by dairy industry in Canterbury, New Zealand
(2014)
Globally, there is an ample number of voluntary agro-environmental schemes, however little research has evaluated design of these particular schemes. In New Zealand, voluntary approaches in dairy farming industry are ...
New (ad)ventures in family farming: Rural entrepreneurship in 21st century New Zealand
(Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, UK, 2016)
This paper arises from a larger research programme examining current transitions in New Zealand agriculture. Our particular interest is in the rise in New Zealand of the multi-functional family farm. These family-owned ...