The aim of this study is to explore consumer preferences towards selected key attributes in food, beverage, and other products in China, India, Indonesia, Japan and the United Kingdom (UK). The targeted consumer groups are ...

This report presents the results of a second survey carried out by the AERU research unit to map skills demand in the Canterbury ICT sector. This research was commissioned the Electrotechnology Industry Training Organisation ...

This report reviews the European Union (EU) position on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for the market access pillar of the Doha round agricultural negotiations, and its implications in the EU, NZ and Australia. Initially, ...

This report reviews organic production and consumption with particular focus on organic dairy farming in Denmark (DK) and New Zealand (NZ). A brief introduction describes the current world wide status of organic production ...

This paper reports findings from economic modelling of the impacts on New Zealand agricultural producer returns from the commercial use of genetically modified (GM) food crops. Several possibilities are considered in the ...

Over the last several decades, changes to production technologies have significantly increased output from the primary sector. The contribution of improved genetics has been variously estimated, and the impacts of genetic ...

This Report was commissioned by Enterprise North Canterbury (formally known as North Canterbury Economic Development Trust). It looks at the economic background, area demographics, natural resources of North Canterbury and ...

This research report was commissioned by New Zealand Trade and Industry to identify and assess factors that would enable high-tech industries in Canterbury to achieve their full potential. The research was comprised of two ...

The study explores the nature and performance of the New Zealand kiwifruit industry from 1980 to 2006. As almost 94 per cent of kiwifruit produced in New Zealand is exported, the focus of this study is on the export sector ...

The authors have prepared a book on Wellbeing Economics published by Bridget Williams Books in June/July 2014. It draws on Amartya Sen's argument that policy should aim to expand the capabilities of persons to lead the ...