11. OTHER NON-OPERATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY MAF
Below is a list of some projects commissioned by MAF Policy Rural Unit. For further information on any of the projects contact the MAF Policy contact for the project.
| TITLE | MAF POLICY CONTACT | DESCRIPTION |
| Sharemilking | Phil Journeaux | Examining the changes in the sharemilking industry over the last 30 years. |
| Industry Understanding | Barrie Wallace | Evaluating the impact and understanding associated with the legislature changes to the Meat Producer Board Act (MPBA) at the farm gate level, and at the meat processing and marketing level. Evaluation of the interaction between the two. |
| Pipfruit Deregulation | Barrie Wallace | Examining the impact of the deregulation of the local Pipfruit market on the industry will be examined in this study. |
| Impact of Biosecurity Act | Grant McFadden/ Murray Doak | Analysing the implementation of the Biosecurity Act and its effectiveness, in relation to pest management in the field. |
| Seminars on TB and finances | Grant McFadden | Holding seminars to increase awareness of professional groups and farmers of the financial significance of Tb management for sheep and beef farms in Canterbury and Westland. |
| Social sustainability | Humphrey Jagger | Sampling the rural community to identify the key social indicators of rural community sustainability and the links to farm business sustainability |
| Energy Consumption | Don Bagnall | Developing and testing the suitability of methods that use total energy consumption levels as practical indicators of the sustainability of agricultural systems. |
| Farm Succession and Sustainable Agriculture | Ann Pomeroy | Evaluating the role and status of family members in the farm business structure and in management. Examining the level of integrated family decision-making during the succession process, the stresses on the farm-family arising from succession planning and how these impact on the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices. |
| Manual on Successful Succession | Ann Pomeroy | Developing a manual on farm succession with professional farm, financial and legal advisors. |
| TITLE | MAF POLICY CONTACT | DESCRIPTION |
| Unwaged Work | Ann Pomeroy | Reviewing literature and undertaking a scoping study on the importance and role of unwaged work on farms. |
| Technology Transfer | Chris Ward | Examining the extent to which current practices meet the technology transfer needs of farmers and growers. |
| Farm Management Indicator of Sustainable | Kevin Steel | Reviewing literature and preparing a report on the likely efficacy of a national level indicator on farm/orchard management in the context of international practice. |
| Gender Equal | Ann Pomeroy | Documenting a programme aimed at facilitating recognition of the changing social structure of rural communities, and the re-negotiation by rural men and women of their identity and "place" in society (and the economy). |
Contact for Enquiries
Farm Monitoring Programme Manager
Monitoring and Evaluation
MAF Policy
PO Box 2526
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Phone: +64 4 894 0623
Fax: +64 4 894 0741
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