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Evaluation of the Focus Farm and Orchard Programme

Table of Contents

• Credits
• Disclaimer
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Evaluating sustainability: a literature review
  • Introduction, Indicators, Motivation, stewardship ethic and adoption, Conclusion
• Sustainable Land Management Groups
  • Introduction, Establishment date, Key motives, The environment, Activities, Stakeholder ownership, Funding, Potential impacts, Audit Process, Conclusion
• Research Method
• Questionnaire Design
• Questionnaire Administration
• Analysis of Ranked Responses
• Classification of Responses
• Research Method at each group
  • Hawkes Bay Monitor Orchard, McRae Trust Property - Wairoa, Nelson Monitor Farm, North Otago Sustainable Land Management Group (NOSLAM), The Kurow Pest Management Liaison Committee, Case Study Evaluation, Introduction, Hawkes Bay Monitor Orchard
• Origins and Objectives of the SLM Group
• Results
  • Technical and Environmental Issues,
  • Financial Issues
  • Physical and Financial Outcomes of Monitor Orchard Activities
    • Research Activity on the Monitor Orchard
    • McRae Trust Property - Wairoa
      • Origin and Objectives of the Project, Results, Technical and Environmental Issues, Financial Issues, Research Activity on the McRae Trust Property
    • Nelson Monitor Farm
      • Origins of Project, Results, Technical and Environmental Issues, Financial Issues, Research Activity on the Nelson Monitor Farm
    • North Otago Sustainable Land Management Group (NOSLaM)
      • Origin of the Project, Results, Research activity within NOSLaM
    • Kurow Pest Management Liaison Committee
      • Origins and objectives of the Group, Management of the Group, Physical and Technical Results, Financial Results, Research Activity
  • Discussion
• Assessment of Awareness and Behaviour Impacts
  • Findings, General Findings from the Questionnaires, Motivations and rewards of participation, Responses from SLM Group Members, Responses from non-members
• Involvement in SLM group and Environmental Awareness
  • Relationship between SLM involvement and behaviour changes, Factors influencing behaviour change, Incentives required to change land management practices, The influence of others in changing behaviour
• The role of rules and regulations in changing land management practices
• Extension activities
  • Field days, Media articles, Workshops and discussion groups, Newsletters and fact sheets, Practical demonstrations of trial outcomes, Involvement of the non-farming community.
• Factors influencing the effectiveness of the SLM groups
  • What is effectiveness?, Factors limiting effectiveness, Factors Enhancing Effectiveness
• Inputs, Outputs and Outcomes of the voluntary approach to achieving SLM
  • Introduction
  • The Hawkes Bay Monitor Orchard (HBMO)
    • Sources of Funding, Expenditure by type of activity, Expenditure on physical issues
  • The McRae Trust, Wairoa
    • Sources of Funding, Expenditure by type of activity, Expenditure by technical/environmental issue
  • The North Otago Sustainability Land Management Group
    • Source of Funding, Expenditure by type of activity, Expenditure by technical/environmental issue,
  • The Nelson Monitor Farm
    • Sources of funding, Expenditure by type of activity, Expenditure by technical and environmental issues
  • The Kurow Resource Committee
    • Sources of funding, Expenditure by type of activity, Expenditure by physical or technical issue
  • Effectiveness of SLM activities
  • Conclusions
    • General conclusions, Overall impact, Relationship with councils, Involving the wider communit, Need for monitoring, Lack of environmental benchmarks, Need for technical assistance, Role of research in SLM activities, Regulations, Barriers to implementing change, Incentives for change, Key success factors, Effectiveness of approaches to SLM, Relative Effectiveness of monitor farms/orchards, Effectiveness of the district approach, Hawkes Bay Monitor Orchard, McRae Trust and Nelson Monitor Farms, NOSLaM, Kurow Pest Management Liaison Committee
• Recommendations to improve effectiveness
• Appendices
  • Appendix A - Workshop Participants
  • Appendix B - Assumptions for SLM Group Input Table
    • The McRae Trust, The Hawkes Bay Focus Orchard, The North Otago Sustainable Land Management Group, The Nelson Monitor Farm, The Kurow-Hakataramea Resource Committee
  • Appendix C - References
  • Appendix D - Monitor Farm/Orchard Database (February 1999)
    • Franklin Sustainability Project, Kiwifruit Monitor Orchard, McRaes Trust- Wairoa, Westview/Gwavas Project, Hawke's Bay Focus Orchard, Taranaki Hill Country Project, Nelson Sheep and Beef Monitor Farm, Nelson Focus Orchard, North Otago Sustainability Land Management Group, Lee Stream Sheep and Beef, Ardgour High Country, Central Otago Focus Orchard, Summerfruit and Pipfruit, Taieri Dairy Focus Farm, West Otago Dairy Focus Farm, Central Southland Dairy Focus Farm (Winton), Hawkdun Land Management Group, Otago Dairy Sustainability Committee, Clutha Sustainability Dairy Focus Farm, Dipton Sustainability Focus Farm, Kurow Liaison Committee, Comments on database, Nelson Sheep and Beef Monitor farm: Initial findings
  • Appendix E - Questionnaires
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