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Farm planning under risk : an application of the captial asset pricing model to New Zealand agriculture
(Lincoln University, 1990)
With the removal of many forms of government intervention from the agricultural sector, risk management has become an increasingly important issue for New Zealand farmers. One strategy for managing risk is enterprise ...
Agro-forestry evaluation: using goal programming: a case study in the Canterbury foothills
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1986)
The assessment of multiple land uses is a challenging area in applied policy-related research. The question of which land use combinations best meet the needs of society is complicated by the fact that various use options ...
Economic aspects of stone fruit marketing in New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1972)
New Zealand stone fruit constitutes a multi-million dollar industry. Possibly because the industry exports very little in either value or quantity terms little work has been completed in this industry. Little is known, ...
An econometric study of the New Zealand meat market with special reference to pigmeats
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1968)
Among countries with high per capita incomes, the New Zealand economy has one unusual and striking feature, a large proportion of its gross national product is derived from temperate farm product exports. Of the total ...
Marketing costs for New Zealand meat exports, 1970/71 to 1975/76
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1978-08)
Marketing charges for lamb, mutton and beef from
farm gate up to f. o. b. (free on board) are identified for each of the six years
ending 30th September 1971 to 30th September 1976. Trends
in unit charges are presented ...
Current cost depreciation methods and the valuation of farm tractors and headers
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1978-06)
More accurate valuation of fixed assets in the
Balance Sheet and calculation of depreciation in
current cost terms are aims of inflation accounting.
This report demonstrates which of the commonly used
traditional ...
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 ...
An economic evaluation of the role of market price information in producer decision making
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1987)
Additional market information has been identified by horticultural producers as an important input into their production and marketing decisions. One source of such information is a public market information service. The ...
A systems approach to the economic evaluation of nitrogen fertiliser use in sheep farming enterprises
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1985)
An optimisation model is developed to evaluate the economic use of nitrogen fertiliser in sheep farming enterprises which depend on seasonal production of grass-legume pastures as the main source of feed. Nitrogen fertiliser ...
A model of the world wool textile market
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1974)
The thesis investigates world demand for wool and wool textiles over the period 1953 - 1967.
A deterministic process model comprising a series of eight linear equations and three identities traces demand from the consumer ...