Technical Papers - 2001
01/08 Irrigation Scheme Development - Issues to Consider When Promoting a Water Resource Scheme - Lessons from the Last 125 Years
Prepared for MAF Policy by Agriculture New Zealand Ltd - January 2001
This report has been written in response to the information needs of a number of groups throughout New Zealand who are investigating and promoting communal irrigation schemes. It draws on the experience of the previous 80 years of development of communal irrigation schemes in New Zealand and experience gained in the recent commissioning of communal irrigation schemes.
01/07 Economic Efficiency of Water Allocation
Nov 2001
This report is part of a series of sustainable resource development policy studies. MAF is interested in investigating the role of water in regional economic development, particularly in achieving the most economically efficient allocation of scarce water resources.
01/06 Indigenous Forestry on Private Land: Present Trends and Future Potential
January 2002
This paper discusses trends in indigenous timber production and value from all sources, projects timber production from sustainable management of private indigenous forests, and its potential future value.
01/05 The Forest Processing Investment Environment
June 2001
During the past 20 years, investment in New Zealand forestry processing has not kept pace with considerable increases in wood harvests. This study seeks to identify key factors that are constraining direct investment in wood processing in New Zealand, and to suggest viable means of removing or reducing these constraints, or otherwise promoting investment in wood processing.
01/04 E-Commerce
Two reports prepared for MAF Policy NZ Institute of Economic Research (inc) and
Martech Group Limited Consulting, respectively.
E-commerce - is it an opportunity or a threat to the primary sector? The two research reports included in this Technical Paper explore both sides of this question.
01/03 Total Energy Indicators of Agricultural Sustainability: Dairy Farming Case Study [634K PDF]
Aug 2001
Prepared by: Dr Colin Wells, Dept of Physics University of Otago
The aim of this study was to determine baseline data on total energy inputs, as indicators of the sustainability of the dairy production sector. Indicators based on energy consumption, together with other indicators for land, water use, social effects and financial performance, are perceived to be valuable:
- as tools for farmers and policy advisers to assess the overall sustainability of agricultural activities;
- to ensure the continued competitiveness of our food and fibre products;
- to provide policy-makers and planners with measures with which to assess the best use of land in the future.
01/02 Intra-regional Spending Patterns of Canterbury Farmers
Prepared for MAF Policy by Agriculture New Zealand Ltd - January 2001
In 1999, Agriculture New Zealand carried out a survey of Canterbury farmers to determine the impact of the 1997-1999 Canterbury drought. The results of this survey work are reported in the MAF Policy Technical Paper, "Regional Economic Impacts of the 1997-1999 Canterbury Drought" published in February 2000.
The survey sample was a selection of representative farm types based on their geographic location and known farming type. This was designed to give a representative sample of the Canterbury farming economy.
This study carries out further detailed analysis of the bulk information gathered in the 1999 survey.
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