Agribusiness
April Mainland
The New Zealand Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme (KRLP) is a highly respected industry leadership programme which develops emerging agribusiness leaders to help shape the future of New Zealand’s primary industry. The purpose of this study was to get feedback from Kellogg Alumni, looking at their expectations of Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme and success since they … Read more
- 2015
- Kellogg 30
Brad Saxton
Why are females underrepresented in the role of Rural Manager at ASB Bank Limited? In what has traditionally been a male dominated industry, more and more females are occupying Rural Manager roles with ASB competitors. The other divisions within ASB also have a high number of females and there is a large number of female … Read more
- 2016
- Kellogg 32
Daniel Phillips
- 2015
- Kellogg 32
Chelsea Millar
This report and associated research asks the question: ‘How could NZ Inc use Social Media to support the Primary Industries?’ Social Media can no longer be ignored as a tool for your brand strategy. In a recent Dominion Post article, (Ranekleiv 2015) said ‘Online retailers are seeing rapid increases in the number of competitors. To … Read more
- 2016
- Kellogg 32
Paul Crick
With almost one in six jobs in New Zealand and over 70% of product exports dependent on the Primary Industries, there is an unequivocal need for skilled employees to make this happen. Some indications from the farming sector are that concerns over skills and recruitment of skilled employees is decreasing although remaining in the top … Read more
- 2016
- Kellogg 32
Rosie Todhunter
Business model overview: The Thermo Kennel” has been designed to keep dogs warmer in winter and cooler in summer. I launched ‘The Thermo Kennel’ in the Grass Roots Innovation Section at Mystery Creek Fielday 2014. From the Fieldays I took away the grass roots runner up award, market validation, list of 100 potential customers, concept … Read more
- 2014
- Kellogg 30
Sara Russell
Instinctively as human beings we want to communicate. When children fail to speak their first word on time at the designated age, modern parents rapidly seek a medical and scientific reason for this failing in their offspring. Sometimes not reaching milestones is a good indicator of something not being well with the child and sometimes … Read more
- Kellogg 29
Wayne Langford
New Zealand has four prominent rural retailers, Ashburton Trading Society (ATS), Farmlands, RD1 and PGG Wrightson (PGW). Each of these businesses core, is providing farmers with goods and services. Over recent years we have seen numerous mergers and amalgamations, leading to the marketplace we have today. Each business is having success in different areas, contributing … Read more
- August 2014
- Kellogg 29
Mel Poulton
- 2014
- Nuffield 2014
John Murphy
Sometimes the purpose of a business is very clear, however many times it is below the surface, as businesses simply get on and “just do it”, but are driven by something in them that is great. Some themes come up frequently in terms of purpose – whether the businesses are outwardly successful or struggling. These … Read more
- 2014
- Nuffield 2014
Mary Johnson
The following report has been completed as part of my participation in the 2013 Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme. The scope of this individual research project was to select a topic of interest to the participant and spend ‘Phase Two’ of the Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme completing the individual research project. Findings are then presented on … Read more
- August 2013
- Kellogg 29
Chris Sclater
The fundamental drive behind completing this research is to identify various key procedures and initiatives that successful New Zealand family businesses instrument to ensure their achievements and wealth are passed down through the generations successfully. I was also concerned in clearly recognizing some of the common issues which arise in family succession strategies and methods … Read more
- 2013
- Kellogg 35
Tafadzwa Manjala
Knowledge and skill alone does not result in practice change. Verbal persuasion, even well-articulated has low impact. Great extension is about a consistent focus on delivering to farmer needs that are self identified as well as those from gap analysis and doing it in a way that results in practice change. Seventy percent of change … Read more
- 2013
- Nuffield 2013
Luxton, Richard
Succession is a growing issue facing New Zealand land owners. Those wanting to own their own business are finding the road is getting longer. New ideas and groups are emerging to help facilitate these problems. This report looks into the viability of several alternative ideas the author has on these issues. Luxton, Richard
- 2013
- Kellogg 29
Richard Fitzgerald
- 2012
- Nuffield 2012
Stanley, Sophie
With the world rapidly growing in population, and New Zealand’s land resources remaining finite, it is crucial to ensure that our agricultural produce has a comparative advantage in our export markets. The purpose of this report is to understand the current Chinese market, identify opportunities and challenges for the New Zealand brand in food products, … Read more
- 2012
- Kellogg 28
Higgins Susan
Today’s Farmer is a professional businessperson operating in a culture of complexity. The business focus requires many skills in the endeavour of converting energy into food. The challenges of managing production costs, developing the business, weather and bio-security risk, fluctuating commodity and financial markets, and environmental management are many. In a world increasingly concerned with … Read more
- 2012
- Kellogg 28
Landers, Roger
This paper will try to explore some of the reasons why equity partnerships are becoming more common, and look at some of the variables that should be investigated if wishing to enter an equity partnership. I have tried to list some things to look out for, for those considering entering or setting up an equity … Read more
- 2012
- Kellogg 28
Fraser, Clare
The great debate refers to the on-going angst New Zealanders are feeling over foreign ownership of some of our most prized possessions – rural land. This contentious issue requires an honest view about what foreign ownership of our pastoral land really looks like, using reliable figures and removing emotion from the issues; is the only … Read more
- 2012
- Kellogg 28
Nicola Waugh
Over the past decade, water quality has become increasingly important to the New Zealand public. The effect of 150 years of clearing land, developing and intensifying agriculture is taking its toll on the environment. Agriculture and tourism are among NZ’s largest export earners bringing in $22.3 billion (Statistics New Zealand, 2011) and $22.4 billion NZD … Read more
- 2011
- Nuffield 2011
Stokes, Gary
The name of my project is ‘A picture is a thousand words’. I have chosen this name because I think we learn faster and clearer from video instruction manuals compared to written manuals. We learn faster through video recordings because it allows us to use all our senses in comparison to written manuals, which only … Read more
- 2011
- Kellogg 27
Coup, Martin
Few studies have looked at what is important to farmers when supplying meat companies. Research has looked at the farmer’s decision making process and what processors are doing to attract farmers but not the link between them. In this paper issues that are important to farmers relating to this link are discussed. Ladder interviews were … Read more
- 2011
- Kellogg 27
Olsen, Paul
I feel very passionate about the perceived lack of awareness on the whole in the rural sector in developing the young people’s interest and understanding of what he Agri-sector can offer as a career and lifestyle. Another concern is the lack of direction in many cases once people are on their career path within the … Read more
- 2011
- Kellogg 27
Spargo, Chris
The purpose of this paper is to consider the legal risks and impediments of estate and succession planning in rural New Zealand. The success of New Zealand’s rural industry is driven by the most appropriate people, farming families. The success of rural communities largely rests upon the proper succession of farms (normally family farms) to … Read more
- 2011
- Kellogg 27