Issues and options in high country farming: 1. Genesis of present situation
Abstract
The symposium acknowledges the significance of
the South Island high country and its pastoral use.
Interest is focused throughout the symposium on
pastoral practices, even though both the origins
and the solutions to the present situation are much
wider in scope. The first paper itself outlines
physical, ecological, economic, technological and
cultural influences at work over history and prehistory
to give rise to the present situation. It notes
the role of market forces, not just affecting wool
prices in the traditional pastoral industry and in its
renaissance in recent decades, but also affecting
the demand for land for other uses and purposes. It
describes role of myths and icons in the shaping of
past and contemporary high country issues.... [Show full abstract]
Keywords
history; pre-history; high country; icons; land use; market forces; mythsFields of Research
210311 New Zealand History; 160804 Rural Sociology; 0701 Agriculture, Land and Farm ManagementDate
1996Type
Conference Contribution - publishedCollections
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