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A Study of Smallholdings and their Owners

MAF Information Paper No: 53

Prepared for MAF Policy by Robert Sanson, Andrew Cook and John Fairweather, and David Lillis (MAF Policy)
December 2004

Disclaimer

This report presents a MAF study of lifestyle blocks and other smallholdings in New Zealand, conducted during 2003/04. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report. The Crown, its employees and agents do not accept any responsibility or liability, whatsoever, for any error, omission, interpretation or opinion which may be present within this report, however it occurred, nor for the consequences of any decision based on the information supplied herein.

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Contents

• Foreword
• Summary
  • Background and Rationale
  • Research Objectives
  • Research Methods
  • Key Findings
• Introduction
• Part One: Enumeration
  • Methods
  • Results
• Part Two: Ground Truthing
  • Methods
  • Results
• Part Three: Postal Questionnaire
  • Method
  • Questionnaire Design
  • Questionnaire Testing
  • Frame and Sample
  • Mail Out
  • Results
  • Types of smallholder
  • Land and Production
  • Disease, pest and weed management
  • General Attitudes
  • Work and income
• Discussion
  • Block Numbers and Areas
  • Sales and Ownership Durations
  • The Ground Truthing Exercise
  • Database Validation
  • Research Objectives and Findings
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Appendix 1 - The Questionnaire

Contact for Enquiries

Monitoring and Evaluation
Innovation and Research Policy Directorate
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Email: stats_info@maf.govt.nz
Phone: 64 4 894 0100

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