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| Ford, Stuart; Harris, Simon; Doak, Murray. |
| This paper reports a research project carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry New Zealand designed to scope the issue of water efficiency in New Zealand and demonstrate where the most significant gains in efficiency can occur. The paper describes the efficiency framework developed based on the key areas of allocative, technical and dynamic efficiency. The areas of significant gains based on the theoretical analysis are tested against three community irrigation schemes. Although the case study findings support the theoretical conclusions there is a significant range of potential areas of improvement according to the nature of each case study. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Technical; Allocative; Dynamic efficiency; Framework; Case studies.. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48056 |
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| Baum, Sabine; Cook, Peter; Stange, Henriette; Weingarten, Peter. |
| In the course of economic development there is a general downward trend of agricultural employment. In the EU-15, agricultural employment decreased by 2.3% p.a. (measured in regular persons) and 3.0% p.a. (measured in annual working units) between 1995 and 2000. In some of the new EU Member States, employment in agriculture plummeted in the early 1990s, whereas in others it increased during the first years of transition and has served as a social buffer in times of economic hardship. The most important determinants of agricultural employment changes are labor saving technical progress, the macroeconomic environment, the farm structure, socio-economic characteristics of the farmer and agricultural support policies. Currently, farmers in the enlarged EU... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural labor market; Agricultural policy; European Union; Transition countries; Case studies.; Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14962 |
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