Nuffield Scholarship Reports
Craige Mackenzie
Climate Change has become one of the crucial issues of the early 21st Century. Pressures are increasing on agribusinesses to reduce carbon emissions. This drive for change is coming from an international level, not just nationally. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), established in 1988 by the United Nations, has played a huge part … Read more
- 2008
- Nuffield 2008
Ali Undorf-Lay
As you drive around the New Zealand countryside it is not uncommon to hear farmers talk about a widening gap between rural and urban people. They say, that the lack of non-farmer understanding of ‘all things rural’ has let to unrealistic consumer expectations and too much regulation. Farmers are feeling disillusioned by the lack of … Read more
- 2008
- Nuffield 2008
Vaughan Templeton
There is little doubt that the environmental cost of food production is becoming a much greater concern to the general public. Since the change in land use of our own property here in coastal Southland from sheep and beef farming to dairying in 2002 there has been a highly effective campaign to highlight the negative … Read more
- 2007
- Nuffield 2007
Jane Mitchell
I found that Global Influences are resetting the rules. The economies of large newly developing countries (e.g. Brazil) are becoming very important influences on world agriculture. Global warming and biofuel are causing huge spin off effects in commodity prices These factors influenced the final shape of my topic which became: ‘Meat supply chains and how … Read more
- 2007
- Nuffield 2007
Les Keeper
For as long as I can remember, the catch cry of New Zealand agricultural producers has been to “add value”. Governments and business circles have pointed the stick at the agricultural sector demanding we step up and add value to our commodity products by further processing and marketing before we on-sell that produce. Dairy companies … Read more
- 2007
- Nuffield 2007
Ben Todhunter
Conservation is a subjective thing, it is different for different cultures. In the United States, in England and Italy the lived in working rural landscape is highly valued by rural and city people alike, and is protected by a variety of methods. Government involvement does not necessarily lead to better outcomes in the provision of … Read more
- 2006
- Nuffield 2006
John Wright
New Zealand primary producers have been facing a gradual decline in real commodity prices for decades, costs of production are increasing and more recently land values have in many places exceeded the level where an acceptable return on capital is possible. I hypothesised that our commodity producers could overcome these problems, on an industry wide … Read more
- 2005
- Nuffield 2005
Tom Mason
This report investigates aspects of corporate governance as it should apply to New Zealand agricultural co-operatives. It looks at best practice corporate governance in public listed companies and identifies areas which pose challenges to agricultural co-operatives. The author attended the 55th Advanced Course in Agricultural Business Management at the Imperial College Wye campus in Kent … Read more
- 2005
- Nuffield 2005
Andrew Watters
The quality of our NZ economy depends on our ability to acquire, protect, translate, combine and apply knowledge. This knowledge is required to solve today’s problems and to prepare the ground for solving tomorrow’s. Without new knowledge, and new combinations of knowledge, there will be no innovation. And without innovation, NZ will struggle to keep … Read more
- 2005
- Nuffield 2005
Murray King
The wide degree of anticipation for the completion of this report by many people suggests to me that the problems of getting the job done whilst maintaining harmonious employment relationships are greater than first envisaged. The human (social) component of triple bottom line reporting has only recently become acknowledged as part of sustainable business management. … Read more
- 2003
- Nuffield 2003
Jim van der Poel
Many large co-operatives are grappling with the issue of how to fund their growth strategies without compromising the returns that they pay their farmer shareholders or put the co-operative at risk. Fonterra also has to deal with the issue of how it funds its growth aspirations. The capital structure that was negotiated at its formation … Read more
- 2002
- Nuffield 2002
Adrian Gault
The purpose of this report is to comment on the debate and issues surrounding the Genetic Engineering (GE) debate in relationship to whether New Zealand should allow the use of GE technology or not. In determining whether New Zealand should allow the use of GE, this report looked at some of the issues impacting on … Read more
- 2001
- Nuffield 2001
Hugh Ritchie
Having completed a degree in agriculture I am aware of the importance of soil health and had started modifying the way we approached crop establishment, mainly with direct drilling autumn forage crops, and then moving into the cash crops. We had also invested in irrigation. I had become involved in setting up a sustainable cropping … Read more
- 2000
- Nuffield 2000
Juliet Maclean
Agriculture is no stranger to technology but new technologies rarely receive an enthusiastic welcome, particularly when they relate to emotive issues such as animals and food. Throughout history, people have used and adapted to both the positive and negative aspects of new technologies. Initially there were over one hundred reasons given by opponents as to … Read more
- 2000
- Nuffield 2000
Catherine Bull
The dairy market environment is changing rapidly as the millennium trend of “globalisation” intensifies competition and rationalisation of both buyers and sellers. Acquiring critical mass in terms of milk and capital is necessary for dairy companies to successfully compete in the globalising market. Dairy co-operatives worldwide are grappling with finding solutions to achieve critical mass. … Read more
- 1999
- Nuffield 1999
Marise James
1. Deregulation of the UK Dairy Industry 1.1 The Milk Marketing Board in the UK was deregulated in 1994 and the previously integrated dairy industry was fragmented into separate organisations responsible for milk collection and dairy processing. 1.2 This opened the door for true competition for dairy farmers who could now choose to supply milk … Read more
- 1998
- Nuffield 1998
Julian Raine
The Consumer The Supermarket The Grower Conclusion IFP is the best response for New Zealand export fruit growers to both consumer trends and environmental concerns. We are very good at producing fruit with low residue, but as the industry moves down the IFP track, there needs to be a greater focus on justification for every … Read more
- 1997
- Nuffield 1997
Murray Taggart
In order to form an opinion regarding the relative merits of branded and generic promotion it was necessary to gain an overview of the marketplace. The following section largely focuses on the major markets within the European Union. Murray Taggart
- 1996
- Nuffield 1996
Doug Brown
European agriculture is dominated by small holdings. Like New Zealand declining product prices in real terms are forcing farms to amalgamate and large units are producing an increasing percentage of the output. Subsidies still play a major part in European agriculture but reductions will occur as subsidies are not sustainable in the long term at … Read more
- 1996
- Nuffield 1996
Tony Reilly
The social effects of the GATT Agreement on the Common Agricultural Policy: As has already been foreshadowed in Britain, there will be a shift to effective and holistic policies for the rural economy and for the maintenance of rural communities. Despite the best intentions for a managed change, it may take a crisis, before any … Read more
- 1995
- Nuffield 1995
Bernard Pinney
N. Q. Wright
- 1968
- Nuffield 1968
Gordon Pullar
Gordon Pullar
- 1962
- Nuffield 1962