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Managerial competencies in primary production : the view of a sample of New Zealand farmers
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2002-12)
A mail survey designed to obtain the views of New Zealand primary producers on the important management competencies was sent to a randomly selected sample of 2300 managers in mid-February 2001. The sample was stratified ...
Managing welfare improvement for the urban poor : a case study from Bangkok, Thailand
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2001-10)
The purpose of this study was to investigate how the urban poor community dwellers in
Bangkok manage their own development projects through community schemes. The main
objectives were to explore the needs of the poor, the ...
Computer use and attitudes for a sample of Canterbury, New Zealand dairy farmers
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group., 2001-07)
With the objective of collecting data for assessing research hypotheses about
information management, a mail survey was carried out on Canterbury dairy farmers
between July and August of 2000. From a total of 537 questionnaires ...
Managerial competencies in primary production : the view of consultants and other professionals
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2002-12)
Primary production is based on the use of three major resources, land, labour and capital. But
the efficiency of the production depends on a fourth critical resource, the skill level of the
person making decisions on how ...
New Zealand farm computer users : their maturing attitudes and characteristics
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2001-03)
On-farm computing is increasingly becoming an integral part of farm decision systems. To aid the development of appropriate systems and their efficient use it is important to understand the changing
farm computing scene. ...
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 ...
Development of tests for assessing managerial ability on N.Z. farms
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2006-05)
Production depends on the successful co-ordination and management of the physical resources and capital available. Over the decades major effort has been directed at understanding the physical resources, improving the ...
Objectives, subsistence and farm development: the case of Tonga
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group., 2001-04)
Smallholder production is the main mode of agricultural production in Tonga. This report assesses the current practices with consideration to the farmers' attitudes, their traditional social institutions, cultural values ...
Farmers' goals and efficiency in the production of sugar cane : the Philippine case
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2001-08)
This research evaluated the link between Philippine Sugar cane farmers' goals, values and attitudes (and some selected efficiency-related variables) with production efficiency. The analysis was based on both information ...
Organic farming in Thailand : case studies on fruit and flower production in Chiangmai, Thailand
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2002-06)
The purpose of this study was to examine organic horticultural production in Chiangmai, Thailand, through discovering the farmers' objectives, economic performance, as well as elucidating other impacts including social and ...