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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"ANZSRC::140201 Agricultural Economics"”.
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An economic evaluation of the optimal ewe replacement policy for typical Canterbury light land and irrigated properties
Every year in New Zealand large numbers of ewes which are suitable for another full year of production are killed at the freezing works. This is the result of the breeding ewe's productive life being traditionally determined by the state of its incisor teeth. The basis for this culling policy is …
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An inquiry into the costs of dairy farming and cheese manufacture in Southland
An error in production has resulted in there being no page numbered p39, however no text is missing.
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A study of Japan’s protection for selected agricultural commodities in the period between 1972 and 1977
… at the level of protection afforded to Japan's agricultural industry (selected commodities), with respect to the 'self-sufficiency in foodstuffs' objective and the reliance on imported feedgrains. Specifically, this study incorporates non-tariff barriers (NTBs) into the tariff structure in …
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A systems approach to the economic evaluation of nitrogen fertiliser use in sheep farming enterprises
… Cornforth-Sinclair phosphate model and the U.K. Agricultural Research Council's model for estimating feed requirements of ruminant livestock have been used as important components of the optimisation model. The optimisation model is used extensively to determine the effects of various farm …
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A management study of irrigation farming in the Ashburton-Lyndhurst scheme of Mid-Canterbury
… into the following aspects of irrigation economics:- (1) Given an historical investment in irrigation, (a) were there any clear reasons for the low profits on many irrigation farms? (b) if so, could the management of these farms be improved, and their profits increased? (2) Given a …
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Organic farming in Thailand: case studies on chemical-free vegetable production in Chiangmai, Thailand : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science (International Rural Development) at Lincoln University
… Forty-five farmers from three categories of agricultural methods: chemical-free vegetable farming (CFA), mixed agriculture (MA) and conventional agriculture (CA), were interviewed. The study found that profit maximisation was the first priority in the farmers' goals in all production …
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Pricing of water for community irrigation schemes in New Zealand
Social objectives and the need to increase agricultural production were the early reasons for the development of community irrigation schemes by Government in New Zealand. The economics of scheme development and operation only became an issue in the 1970s although the price charged for water had …