The use of linear programming for individual farm planning

Abstract

We are all only too aware of the decline in our living standards and the immediate causes of this situation. Most of us accept that the primary sector can, and must, play an important part in rectifying the problem. Unfortunately, the best that may be realistically possible is a halt to the decline in material standards — unless, that is, an unknown fairy godmother with a special talent for altering the terms of trade suddenly appears out of the forthcoming elections. Even though many things are possible in our political scene, I for one don't think our hopes should lie in this direction.