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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 ...
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 ...
Selwyn District Council
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2004-10)
This report provides an economic baseline report of the current level of resources in the Selwyn District and how they have changed over recent times. This includes the overall macro economic and policy context; the business ...
Modelling the trade impacts of willingness to pay for genetically modified food
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2004-09)
The research had two objectives: first, to examine New Zealanders' intentions to purchase and willingness to pay for several specific genetically modified (GM) food products; and second, to use these results as input for ...
Trade and the environment: Economic and environmental impacts of global dairy trade liberalisation
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 2004-02)
This paper presents on a partial equilibrium model of international trade in dairy products that
has been extended to include physical dairy production systems and their effect on water
quality. This combined model, LTEM ...
Food markets: trade risks and trends
(Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2005-05)
The aim of this report is to address the effects on past and future primary sector returns due to trade policy, changing consumer behaviour, market access and commodity prices. The importance of providing products that ...
Air freight transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 2007-10)
The increasing international trade in fresh fruit and vegetables has started to raise concerns about the distance that food travels and the emissions associated with its transport. The term food miles has been coined to ...
Economic analysis of issues concerning organic dairy farming
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 2003-05)
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 ...
Forecast of skills demand in the high tech sector in Canterbury
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2005-03)
This report presents the results of a survey carried out by the AERU research unit to map skills demand in the Canterbury ICT sector. This completes the first stream of the Electrotechnology Industry Training Organisation ...