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Evaluation of conservation biological control innovation in winegrowing
(New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, 2010-08)
Conservation biological control (CBC) aims to improve conditions for natural enemies in agricultural landscapes and has the goal of reducing pest species below threshold level to thus avoid the need for synthetic chemicals. ...
Comparison of innovation policies in selected European, Asian and Pacific Rim countries: how best to optimise innovation governance in New Zealand?
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2010-11)
The technology users’ innovation (TUI) research programme aims to identify the conditions under which socio-technical networks best foster technology development, adoption and commercialisation, and thereby contribute to ...
Multi-agent simulation models in agriculture: a review of their construction and uses
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2010-03)
This report lays the groundwork for modelling to be undertaken as part of the Rural Futures FRST research programme in New Zealand, which is a five-year FRST funded collaboration including AgResearch, Lincoln University, ...
The Fair Trade and Fair Trade Organic chains for small honey producers in the Tucuman and Santiago del Estero provinces of Northwest Argentina
(Lincoln University, 2016)
Argentina plays a major role in the global honey market as the world’s second largest exporter behind China. About 70% of Argentine beekeepers are small to medium-sized. Consumers from affluent markets are increasingly ...
What’s wrong with the 50/50 sharemilking contract!:' the decline of the herd owning sharemilker'
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2013)
Something seems wrong with the 50/50 contract because it is in decline.
Sharemilking in New Zealand has been the main stepping stone up the Dairy Industry career
pathway into farm ownership since the early 1900s. It has ...
A sustainable sheep meat industry through the ultimate integrated value chain
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2010)
This report was motivated by the continued unrest and perceived dysfunctional nature of the New
Zealand sheep meat industry relative to its ongoing viability and sustainability. Processing overcapacity,
amalgamation, ...
Education employment linkages: objective two key informant interviews in regional communities
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2010-07-01)
This report documents findings from the Key Informant stage of Objective 2 (Regional Communities) of the Education Employment Linkages research project. In the last quarter of 2009, interviews were conducted with service ...
Rural livelihoods and constraints to commercial farming in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar
(Lincoln University, 2018)
Myanmar is a country in rapid economic and political transition, with opportunities emerging for its smallholders to benefit from current economic growth. However many smallholders are trapped in semi-subsistence agriculture, ...
Valuing the impact of plant pest and biological controls on New Zealand agriculture
(Lincoln University, 2017-09-15)
The agricutural industry plays a key part of the New Zealand economy. However the incidence of plant pests in New Zealand threaten the viability of the sector. There are various options for controlling and mitigating the ...
Assessing the consequences of the Lake Taupo Nitrogen Trading Programme in New Zealand, using a landscape approach
(Lincoln University, 2017-04-05)
This thesis investigates the consequences of implementing a local policy regime that potentially enables a viable agricultural sector to operate within environmental limits. The Lake Taupo Nitrogen Trading Programme is ...