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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (2) Autor Botha, Neels (2) Roth, Hein (2) Coutts, Jeff (1) Palavra-chave Agricultural and Food Policy (1) Agricultural consultants (1) Community/Rural/Urban Development (1) Crop Production/Industries (1) Decision-making model (1) EDTM (1) Environment (1) Environmental Economics and Policy (1) Erosion (1) Farm Management (1) Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety (1) Hill country farmers (1) Land Economics/Use (1) RD&E system (1) Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (1) Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (1) Whole Farm Plan (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Conference Paper or Presentation (2) Ano 2009 (1) 2006 (1) País United States (2) Idioma Inglês (2)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última Using Ethnographic Decision Tree Modelling to Explore Farmers’ Decision-making Processes: a Case Study AgEcon Roth, Hein; Botha, Neels. Agriculture is the foundation of the Manawatu/Wanganui region’s economy, which consists of 300,000 ha of highly erodible land. Past land management practices caused a major threat to the long-term sustainability of the region. Horizons Regional Council introduced Whole Farm Plans (WFP) as part of a variety of tools to protect and conserve the land. This paper discusses the progressive findings of a study about farmers’ WFP adoption decisions. Following Gladwin’s (1989) ethnographic decision tree modeling (EDTM) approach, qualitative interviews were held with a sample of 15 WFP adopters and 14 non-adopters across the Region to develop the adoption decision tree. Key findings were that hill country farmers’ decision to develop, or not develop, a WFP was... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Erosion; Hill country farmers; EDTM; Whole Farm Plan; Decision-making model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use. Ano: 2009 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97157 The Role of Agricultural Consultants in the New Zealand Research, Development and Extension System AgEcon Botha, Neels; Coutts, Jeff; Roth, Hein. This paper discusses the findings from a pilot study of New Zealand agricultural consultants aiming to describe the role of agricultural consultancy within the New Zealand RD&E system with specific reference to their role in environmental management. The study comprised a literature review, interviews with informed persons and case studies. Agricultural consultants generally operate chiefly in the area of farm economics and management, but their positioning makes them well-placed for impacting positively on environmental management on farms. They assist producer decision-making by providing industry intelligence, up-to-date information and analysis of options. Consultants fulfil the role of knowledge broker reasonably effectively, but some were out of... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Agricultural consultants; Environment; RD&E system; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession. Ano: 2006 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31971 Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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