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    The social impacts of horticultural development in Canterbury : a project submitted in fulfillment of M. Sc. (Resource Management) paper RESM 604

    Blake, Hilary
    Abstract
    This is a study of the social aspects of agricultural land use change, in particular, the intensification of pastoral and arable land through the development of irrigation and field-scale horticultural production systems in Canterbury. This study incorporates the findings from a social survey, conducted in 1984, of 20 farm families in Canterbury who have diversified from dryland or irrigated farming to establish a horticultural unit on their properties. A major theme of the study is the impacts for women of this transition to horticulture and their changing role in farm work and decision making. The issues raised in the survey are set in the context of current trends in horticultural development and their implications for further research into land-use change in Canterbury are discussed.... [Show full abstract]
    Keywords
    social impacts; horticultural development; Canterbury; New Zealand; kiwifruit development; irrigation; farm development; financial impact; labour; agricultural land use; surveys
    Fields of Research
    070106 Farm Management, Rural Management and Agribusiness; 070601 Horticultural Crop Growth and Development; 050204 Environmental Impact Assessment
    Date
    1984
    Type
    Dissertation
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