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Sustainable Development Extension

MAF Technical Paper No: 2002/03

Prepared for MAF Policy by:

Will Allen & Margaret Kilvington
Landcare Research
Chris Nixon & John Yeabsley
NZIER

ISBN: 0-478-07663-0
ISSN: 1171- 4662

February 2002

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Contents

• Disclaimer
• Acknowledgements
• Executive Summary
• Introduction

Part I: The Case for Government Intervention in Sustainable Development Extension

• 1. Introduction to Part I
  • 1.1 This report
• 2. Regulatory Policy Framework
• 3. The Model
  • 3.1 Central government objectives
  • 3.2 Interactions between stakeholders and the formation of social capital
  • 3.3 Technology and weather patterns
• 4. Are Farms Different?
  • 4.1 Characteristics of farming
  • 4.2 Why does any difference matter?
  • 4.3 Institutional arrangements
    • 4.3.1 Farming characteristics
  • 4.4 New Zealand farming
  • 4.5 Uniqueness of environmental issues
    • 4.5.1 On-site impacts
    • 4.5.2 Off-site impacts
  • 4.6 Summary
• 5. Why Intervene?
  • 5.1 The case for government intervention
  • 5.2 Private vs public goods
  • 5.3 Risk and uncertainty
  • 5.4 Valuation issues
  • 5.5 Sustainability
• 6. Conclusions
• 7. Bibliography
• 8. Appendix
  • 8.1 Background to economic analysis

Part II: Current Theory and Practice, and a Recommended Direction for Sustainable Development Extension

• 9. Introduction to Part II
  • 9.1 Methods
• 10. The Context for Sustainable development Extension
  • 10.1 Sustainable development as an operational concept
  • 10.2 How sustainability has come to be an issue for rural industries
• 11. Building Blocks for Sustainable Development Extension
  • 11.1 Moving beyond technology transfer
  • 11.2 Role of extension in sustainable development policy
  • 11.3 Collaborative learning and information systems
• 12. Key Activities within Sustainable Development Extension
  • 12.1 Ensuring information systems that are responsive to the needs of end-users
  • 12.2 Integrated systems for knowledge management (ISKM)
  • Phase 1 - Finding out about complex and dynamic situations
  • Phase 2 - Taking action to improve the situation
  • 12.3 Creating Awareness
  • 12.4 Creating a favourable social environment
    • 12.4.1 Social capital
    • 12.4.2 Building capacity through groups
    • 12.4.3 Measuring success in collaborative ventures
• 13. Current Situation
  • 13.1 Background
  • 13.2 Current activities
    • 13.2.1 Farm and community
    • 13.2.2 Networking and Information
    • 13.2.3 Environmental Education
  • 13.3 Industry
    • 13.3.1 Development of environmental guidelines
    • 13.3.2 Information provision and awareness
    • 13.3.3 Learning groups
    • 13.3.4 Whole farm planning (including monitoring)
  • 13.4 Science
    • 13.4.1 Dissemination of results
    • 13.4.2 Involvement of stakeholders in research
  • 13.5 National Agencies
    • 13.5.1 Publications
    • 13.5.2 Promoting collaboration and sustainable management
    • 13.5.3 Forums for discussion
    • 13.5.4 Networking, information sharing and supporting 'learning groups'
    • 13.5.5 Training
  • 13.6 Local Government
    • 13.6.1 Co-ordination
    • 13.6.2 Support for community based sustainable development initiatives
    • 13.6.3 Holistic planning
    • 13.6.4 Environmental Education
• 14. Towards an Integrated Information System for Sustainable Development
  • 14.1 Features of an information system
  • 14.2 Constraints to achieving a more integrated system
    • 14.2.1 Addressing fragmented information and knowledge
    • 14.2.2 Addressing lack of capacity to institute collaborative and learning-based approaches on a scale beyond that of individual groups
    • 14.2.3 Mainstreaming evaluation
  • 14.3 Concluding thoughts
• 15. References
• 16. Appendix 1: Glossary of Abbreviations
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