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Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions : the impacts on a developed country highly dependent on agriculture
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2003-08)
This paper focuses on the impact of mitigating greenhouse gases (GHG) on agricultural trade. In particular, the paper assesses the impact on New Zealand (NZ), which is highly reliant on agricultural trade, with a high ...
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 ...
Tractor replacement policies and cost minimisation
(Lincoln College. Agricultural and Economics Research Unit, 1983-11)
Calculating the most appropriate replacement policy for farm tractors
is a complex exercise made even more difficult because of inadequate
data on how resale values and repair costs vary with tractor age and
hours of ...
Integrating employment, skills and economic development: New Zealand
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2007-09)
The Integrating Employment, Skills and Economic Development (IESED) report to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) follows a study to identify existing co-ordination between labour market policy, ...
Employment trends in dairy farming in New Zealand, 1991 - 2006
(Lincoln University. Agriculture and Life Sciences Division, 2008-02)
Today agriculture overall is New Zealand’s largest export earner. In the year to June 2007 dairy exports alone were 25% of total merchandise export value. These were produced by 3.8 million cows in 11,883 herds (Livestock ...
Agrarian restructuring in New Zealand
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness & Economics Research Unit., 1992-04)
In this research report the farm and structural changes in New Zealand between 1984 and 1990 are described by way of analysis of official statistics. A brief review of theory on family farms under capitalism precedes data ...
Preliminary economic evaluation of biopharming in New Zealand
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2007-03)
From the academic literature, this report derives an economic model or framework for considering biopharming. This model is based on a cost-benefit approach to valuing changes in products and production methods. The model ...
Comparative energy and greenhouse gas emissions of New Zealand's and the UK's dairy industry
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2007-07)
This research report builds upon the AERU Research Report No. 285 on Food Miles - Comparative energy/emissions performance of New Zealand's agriculture industry (Saunders et al. 2006). This report adds greenhouse gas ...
Smallholders in Canterbury : characteristics, motivations, land use and intentions to move
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2000-09)
The AERU published its first report on smallholdings in Canterbury in 1993. The present report extends that research by using a random sample survey and thereby updates our understanding of this very important phenomenon. ...
Papers presented at the New Zealand Agricultural Economics Society (Inc.) Second Annual Conference : "Agriculture and the Environment" : incorporating the 20th Annual Conference of the NZ Branch of the Australian Agricultural Economics Society : Blenheim Country Lodge, July 1995.
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 1995-07)
This year a trend which has been gaining momentum is the rise of environmentalism. With increasing global environmental awareness has come increased consumer expectations for environmental quality in production processes. ...