Objectives, subsistence and farm development: the case of Tonga
dc.contributor.author | Fakava, V. T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nuthall, Peter L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nartea, Gilbert | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2007-08-16T03:51:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2001-04 | |
dc.description.abstract | Smallholder production is the main mode of agricultural production in Tonga. This report assesses the current practices with consideration to the farmers' attitudes, their traditional social institutions, cultural values and the effect this has on production. An independent village survey was used as the main source of primary data for this study. Analysis of agricultural performance and critiques of Tongan government policies toward agriculture not only identified the constraints on agricultural production but also indicated farmers' likely responses to policy changes. The modelled effects of different policy measures confirms that market development instruments, improved technologies and increasing farmer motivation can have a substantial and positive impact on farm revenue and commercial development. Based on the findings from this study, given appropriate types of improved technology, supportive agricultural policies (research and extension, market, land tenure, education, etc), and appropriate incentives, smallholder farmers can simultaneously pursue the goals of increasing national agricultural production and securing increased rural welfare. | en |
dc.format.extent | 1-39 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1174-8796 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10182/79 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group. | |
dc.publisher.place | Lincoln, Canterbury | en |
dc.relation | The original publication is available from - Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group. - http://hdl.handle.net/10182/79 | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Farm and Horticultural Management Group Research Report | en |
dc.subject | agriculture | en |
dc.subject | Tonga | en |
dc.subject | smallholdings | en |
dc.subject | land reform | en |
dc.subject.anzsrc | ANZSRC::140201 Agricultural Economics | en |
dc.subject.marsden | Marsden::340201 Agricultural economics | |
dc.title | Objectives, subsistence and farm development: the case of Tonga | en |
dc.type | Monograph | |
lu.contributor.unit | Lincoln University | |
lu.contributor.unit | Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce | |
lu.contributor.unit | Department of Financial and Business Systems | |
lu.contributor.unit | Department of Land Management and Systems | |
lu.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-1964-8937 | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | en |
pubs.publisher-url | http://hdl.handle.net/10182/79 | en |
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