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Adding value to farm products : case study analysis of four applications
(Lincoln University, 1991)
New Zealand entered the post war era with a highly protected economy. This was
accompanied by high agricultural commodity prices resulting from post-war shortages and
increased demand during the 1950's. Protection removed ...
Private selling of wool in New Zealand: an economic study
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1971)
During the period 1964-1966 a study was made of wool sales through marketing channels not involving auction methods. Sales of slipe wool were not investigated. In general, this thesis will be concerned with characteristics ...
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 ...
Investigations into the economics and management of beef cattle on the Canterbury Plains: a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science in Lincoln College of the University of Canterbury
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1968)
Concentration on beef as a source of foreign exchange requires research into technical, marketing and economic aspects of the cattle enterprise. This thesis is concerned with the economics and management of beef on the ...
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 ...
Economic and management aspects of farm amalgamation
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1971)
Farm amalgamation in the context of this thesis concerns the role of management in the growth of a farm, this source of post-amalgamation economic gains and the factors responsible for the occurrence of natural amalgamation. ...
Organic livestock farming : main issues and management strategies implemented by farmers : case studies in Canterbury, New Zealand : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2001)
The aims of this study were to identify a) the main issues faced by some organic livestock farmers, b) the management strategies adopted by them to deal with those issues and c) the economic incentives associated with ...
Farm machinery syndicates : A case study of their potential role on the light land farms of the Canterbury Plains, N.Z : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours in the University of Canterbury [Lincoln College]
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1971)
Historically Western agriculture has been dominated by small individually owned farm units which have relied heavily on internally generated funds for capital investment. With the increasing substitution of capital for ...
An investigation of productivity and technological advance in New Zealand agriculture
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1969)
One of the main distinguishing features of the New Zealand economy has been the heavy dependance on agriculture. This importance of the primary sector has undoubtedly been due to an abundance of cultivable land, a favourable ...
A linear programming study of the supply of store beef cattle from hill country farms
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1968)
Within the general area of aggregate New Zealand beef supply, the supply of store cattle and associated beef products from beef breeding farms on a certain class of North Island hill country was chosen as the object of ...