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Performance

Performance of rural businesses in New Zealand ...

• Agricultural Productivity Changes Due to Rural Subdivision in the Western Bay of Plenty District
  27th April 2001
  Extrapolating the information generated in this survey suggests that since subdivision a total of 3,517 hectares has been removed from primary production across the district. The change in land use has led to a loss of $13.8 million income to the district.
• Contribution of the Land-based Primary Industries to New Zealand's Economic Growth
  9 September 2003
  This paper outlines the overall business environment and policy framework in which the agribusiness and forestry sectors operate. For the purposes of this paper, agribusiness includes agricultural and horticultural production and processing and associated servicing industries.
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• Evaluation of the Focus Farm and Orchard Programme
  13th August 1999
  A review of  groups to assess their effectiveness in raising awareness of sustainability issues and in fostering the adoption of more sustainable land management practices.
• Financial Variability of South Canterbury Dryland Sheep Farms
  1st July 1994
  This paper presents the physical and financial performance of 10 South Canterbury farms between 1978/79 and 1989/90. Financial variations between years was high, with variations generally caused by influences beyond farmers' control.
• Impediments to Optimising the Economic and Environmental Performance of Agriculture
  29th September 2000
  This study was designed to explore the sustainability of North Island hill farms.
• Profitability of Small Dairy Farms
  26th June 1996
  The 40 ha dairy farmer who has an above average level of management skill is likely to survive in the medium term, provided they do not have an unsustainably high debt loading.
• Recent Productivity Trends in New Zealand Primary Sectors
  28th June 2002
  This technical paper on the productivity trends in the agriculture sector and the forestry and logging sector. Productivity trends in the agriculture sector were measured from year ended March 1972 to 1992.

Contact for Enquiries

Rural Affairs Coordinator
Sector Performance Policy
MAF Policy
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND

Phone: +64 4 894 0675
Fax: +64 4 4 894 0745
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