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Climate's Long-term Impact on New Zealand Infrastructure (CLINZI) - A Case Study of Hamilton City, New Zealand
Jollands, Nigel; Ruth, Matthias; Bernier, C.; … - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2005
Infrastructure systems and services (ISS) are vulnerable to changes in climate. This paper reports on a study of the … of Hamilton City's infrastructure sectors demonstrated greater responsiveness to population changes than changes in … for local infrastructure managers to improve the coverage of the data needed for this kind of study. Second, any future …
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Dairy productivity in the Waikato region, 1994-2007
Cameron, Michael P.; Bell, Kendon - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010
this paper the productivity performance of the mature dairy industry in the Waikato region is investigated, using panel … data at the sub-regional level from 1994 to 2007. Overall we show that, under a range of specifications, productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008802941
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Economic Considerations of Animal Welfare Policy
Bicknell, Kathryn - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010
Animal welfare considerations are becoming increasingly important for producers of animal-derived agricultural products. Recent media attention on issues of housing conditions for intensively reared livestock and induced calving in dairy production make it clear that some members of the public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009324274
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Small forests, big ambitions and a hard reality - Community Forestry in Nepal
Rai, Chandra; Bigsby, Hugh R.; MacDonald, Ian - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010
Community forestry in Nepal is intended to reduce poverty by sustainable management of forests. Timber is one of the most high-value forest products, especially in the case of Sal (Shorea robusta) forests in the Terai region of Nepal. Despite having several advantages, including high value...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009324276
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Agricultural Production Survey Frames: Changes over time, issues, and challenges
Watt, Jean - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010
New Zealand has a long history of producing official statistics on agricultural, horticultural, and forestry production. Having a good population or survey frame is a key factor enabling the collection and production of quality statistics. Several population frames have been used over time for...
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Good Industry-good Investments
Greer, Glen; Zwart, Tony - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010
New Zealand primary sector industry approaches to industry-good investment, and the approaches to evaluation reported in the literature were reviewed to provide understanding of the key issues in ensuring such investments meet stakeholder needs. The extent to which planning and evaluation...
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Evaluation of Conservation Biological Control Innovation in Winegrowing
Cullen, Ross; Forbes, Sharon; Grout, Rachel; Smallman, Clive - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010
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. The CBC approach has been introduced in several counties, including New...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009324286
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Why some community forests are performing better than others: a case of forest user groups in Nepal
Chand, Narendra; Kerr, Geoffrey N.; Bigsby, Hugh R. - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society …
Management of many Nepalese forests has been devolved to local communities. Forest products, which are used by the community and which may also be traded, are essential contributors to community well-being. Forests are also important contributors of ecosystem services, such as flood protection...
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The Agricultural Production Survey: The purpose and operation
Groves, Stephen - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010
The Agricultural Production Survey (APS) is Statistics New Zealand’s vehicle for collecting important information about New Zealand’s primary production. It is an annual postal survey and covers land use, livestock and arable farming, horticultural and forestry production, and selected farm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009324288
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Farm Animal Welfare, Consumer Willingness to Pay, and Trust: Results of a Cross-National Survey
Nocella, Giuseppe; Hubbard, Lionel J.; Scarpa, Riccardo - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010
Higher animal welfare standards increase costs along the supply chain of certified animal-friendly products (AFP). Since the market outcome of certified AFP depends on consumer confidence toward supply chain operators complying with these standards, the role of trust in consumer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009324289