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The psychology of decision making in farm management : a review of the background to managerial ability, and suggestions for a research programme to investigate its improvement
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 1999-05)
Managerial ability has always been regarded as an important parameter in agricultural production. However, while there have been studies on descriptive aspects of management processes and abilities (e.g., Johnson et al ...
A note on the profitability of dairy farms in selected areas of Bangladesh : a comparison with New Zealand dairy farms
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 1999-05)
This study determines the profitability of commercial mini-dairy farms in selected areas of Bangladesh using New Zealand financial and production figures as benchmarks. Based on production returns Bangladeshi (BD) dairy ...
Women’s employment and its impact on life in a Fijian village
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 1999-04)
Men have often been significant beneficiaries of development interventions. This has stemmed from increasing the economic strength of the target population. In the 1990's there has been a
shift by development agencies to ...
Computer system uptake and use on New Zealand farms : 1998 and 1993 comparisons
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 1999-04)
A national postal survey of 3,021 randomly selected primary producers was conducted over late
1997 - early 1998 to investigate the penetration of “on-farm” computers and clarify details of their
use.
The sample was stratified ...
Determinants of farmland prices in a dynamic error correction form : a New Zealand case
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 1999-07)
This paper examines the effect of real net farm residual income, inflation,
and the real interest rate on the movement of real farmland prices during 1970 to 1997 using a parsimonious error correction model. The empirical ...
The deregulation of New Zealand agriculture : market intervention (1964-84) and free market readjustment (1984-90)
(Western Agricultural Economics Association, 1991-07)
The impacts of deregulation on New Zealand's agricultural sector are examined. Economic liberalization of all sectors of economic activity is the hallmark of current economic policy designs in New Zealand. This is in sharp ...
Determination of farmland values in New Zealand : the significance of financial leverage
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 1991-04)
An examination of the growth rates in farm asset values and returns in New Zealand between 1962 and 1987 reveals that a significant divergence has developed between the two. The objective of this study was to examine the ...
The potential for commercial organic sheep farming in the South Island
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1997)
The organics industry in New Zealand is experiencing rapid growth with $20 million of organic
products exported in the year to June 1997, a 67% increase on the year before. Kiwifruit and
processed vegetables from Heinz ...
Procurement policies in the export sheepmeat industry past, present and future
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1995)
My motivation in writing this report was that I am concerned about where the
New Zealand export sheepmeat industry is going, given that I am a sheepfanner myself
There must be some way to put the sheep industry on a much ...
Expansion of a dairy unit in Northland
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1992-11)
The project involves a comparison of land purchase options for expansion of a Northland
Dairy Unit.