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A computer based simulation model for evaluating farm scale irrigation development in hill and high country, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1986)
The basic objective of this study was to develop a simulation model that would enable physical and economic evaluation of alternative farm irrigation schemes in the hill and high country.
The model used the output of ...
Farmers’ group organisation and operation for effective agricultural extension : a study of farmers’ discussion groups in Ellesmere County, New Zealand and Kibaha District, Tanzania
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1985)
Sociological research work was undertaken in Ellesmere County (New Zealand) and in Kibaha District (Tanzania). A total of seven groups involving 61 farmers were studied. The objective was to study the organisation and ...
Regional multipliers and impact analysis : an application to irrigation development in New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1980)
This study is concerned with the estimation of regional multipliers and their use in impact analysis. Three alternative methods of estimating regional multipliers are examined and each is applied to data for a small region ...
Alternative management strategies and drafting policies for irrigated Canterbury sheep farms
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1982)
The purpose of this investigation was to study the economic implications to producers of altering the offtake pattern of lambs on irrigated farms. To permit such a study, a detailed analysis of both management and drafting ...
Computer-based mass appraisal for rural property: a case study in Central Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1988)
This thesis considers the applicability of the computer-based mass appraisal techniques of Multiple Regression Analysis and Adaptive Estimation as a means of estimating the rateable value of rural property in New Zealand. ...
The social impacts of horticultural development in Canterbury : a project submitted in fulfillment of M. Sc. (Resource Management) paper RESM 604
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1984)
This is a study of the social aspects of agricultural land use change, in particular, the intensification of pastoral and arable land through the development of irrigation and field-scale horticultural production systems ...
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 ...