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The Paradigm of African Agricultural Efficiency, 1967-2012: What Does Meta-Analysis Reveal?
Ogundari, Kolawole - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013
, this implies that over the years, negative efficiency change characterized the growth of African agriculture and food … levels in Africa over the years. Given these findings; we suggest policies that encourage investment in human capital … development associated with education and extension should be prioritized to enhance the growth of agriculture and food production …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010920208
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Exploratory Research into the Resilience of Farming Systems during Periods of Hardship
Parsonson-Ensor, Chris; Saunders, Caroline M. - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2011
resilience during periods of hardship. Using two, farm level surveys conducted in 1986 and 2010, some aspects of resilient …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009326038
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Community Governance: An Alternative Approach to Regulation and Market Mechanisms for Management of Nitrogen Loss
Parsons, Oliver - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2012
The National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management now requires that water quality objectives and limits be set for all water bodies in New Zealand. Where objectives result in the development of nitrate limits for waterways and development pressure is likely to make these limits difficult to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010881039
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On-Farm Impacts of environmental policy – a journey through time
Shadbolt, Nicola; Valentine, Barbara - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010882157
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Turning farms into businesses: Some unexpected consequences of neoliberalism for New Zealand farmers
Hunt, Lesley; Rosin, Chris; Campbell, Hugh; … - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010882158
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Cost Efficiency of Dairy Farming in New Zealand: a stochastic frontier analysis
Jiang, Nan; Sharp, Basil - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013
Historically NZ dairy farming has held a position as the lowest cost, non-subsidized producers at the farm gate. Recently, this position has been eroded as a result of increases in labor and land costs, while other emerging countries, such as Argentina and Ukraine, have adopted lower cost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010882160
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Passing the Buck: Impacts of Commodity Price Shocks on Rural Outcomes
Grimes, Arthur; Hyland, Sean - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2012
Producers of agricultural commodities treat world commodity prices as exogenous. Prices facing regional producers can also be considered exogenous when we aggregate producers over small districts, and even across New Zealand. Through estimation of a vector autoregressive (VAR) model, under a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916371
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Water quality in stakeholder consultation II: facilitated review of policies and rules for a regional plan
Parminter, Terry; Greenberg, Emily - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013
This paper describes further progress in a new approach to stakeholder consultation for policies about agricultural land uses and water quality in rural waterways; a process that was begun early in 2012. The initial consultation events provided the basis for a future draft of Greater Wellington...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010920194
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Progress of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and some emerging issues
Jenkins, Bryan - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013
This paper reviews the progress to date of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and identifies key developments and emerging issues. The paper examines the provision of storage, water use efficiency, environmental flow adjustments, nutrients from land use intensification, biodiversity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010920196
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Efficiency And Equity Impacts Of The Rental Market For Cropland In Vietnam And Sources Of Transaction Costs Impeding The Market
Huy, Hoang; Lyne, Michael; Ratna, Nazmun; Nuthall, Peter - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013
This research investigates the efficiency and equity impacts of the cropland rental market in rural Vietnam and attempts to identify the determinants and importance of transaction costs impeding this market. A generalised ordered logit model with shifting thresholds accounting for effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010920204