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An Inertia Model for the Adoption of New Farming Practices
Anastasiadis, Simon - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2012
Nutrient emissions from agricultural land are now widely recognized as one of the key contributors to poor water quality in local lakes, rivers and streams. Nutrient trading has been suggested as a regulatory tool to improve and protect water quality. However, farmers’ attitudes suggest that...
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Mitigation and Heterogeneity in Management Practices on New Zealand Dairy Farms
Anastasiadis, Simon; Kerr, Suzi - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2012
constructed by combining information on the effectiveness of mitigation with cost data. However, we find that the available data … adoption of management practices similar to those of the more efficient farmers is a potential mitigation strategy. …
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Benefit Transfer: Choice Experiment Results
Kerr, Geoffrey N.; Sharp, Basil M.H. - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2004
Benefit transfer entails using estimates of non-market values derived at one site as approximations to benefits at other sites. The method finds favour because it can be applied quickly and cheaply, however the validity of benefit transfer is frequently questioned. Published studies generally...
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Improving water quality in Waikato-Waipa Catchment: Options for dry
Olubode-Awosola, Femi; Palmer, Jon; Webby, Rex; … - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2014
with different but relevant nutrient loss mitigation practices based on the farms’ main enterprises and characteristics …. FARMAX® model was applied to investigate biological feasibility and financial implications of the mitigation practices and … then OVERSEER® model was applied to estimate the nutrient budgets associated with the mitigation practices. The results …
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