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The Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability Programme: The Design of A Longitudinal and Transdisciplinary Study of Agricultural Sustainability in New Zealand

Campbell, Hugh; Fairweather, John; Manhire, Jon; Saunders, Caroline; Moller, Henrik; Reid, John; Benge, Jayson; Blackwell, Grant; Carey, Peter; Emanuelsson, Martin; Greer, Glen; Hunt, Lesley; Lucock, Dave; Rosin, Chris; Norton, David; McLeod, Catriona; Knight, Benjamin (Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2012)
This report provides an overview of the key design features of the Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability (ARGOS) programme. This ongoing long-term research project started in 2003, involving a group of around 20 ...
New Zealand farmer and grower attitude and opinion survey : analysis by sector and management system

Fairweather, John; Hunt, Lesley; Cook, Andrew; Rosin, Chris; Campbell, Hugh (Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2007)
The core of the ARGOS research design is a longitudinal panel study. Panels of 12 farms were selected to represent conventional, integrated and organic management for the sheep/beef sector, Kiwigreen, gold and organic ...
Understanding Approaches to Sheep/Beef Production in New Zealand: Report on First Qualitative Interviews of ARGOS Sheep/Beef Participants

Hunt, Lesley; Rosin, Chris; Read, Marion; Fairweather, John; Campbell, Hugh (Otago University, 2006)
Sheep/beef farmers comprise a diverse group of individuals with a variety of perspectives on and approaches to sustainable production. This diversity is the product of a broad range of social, cultural, economic, and ...
Social Dimensions of Sustainable Agriculture: A rationale for Social Research in ARGOS

Hunt, Lesley; Campbell, Hugh; Fairweather, John; McLeod, Carmen; Rosin, Chris (Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2004)
As the rationale for the social research objective within ARGOS, this document provides a preliminary discussion of the theoretical and methodological approach being taken by the social researchers in the project. As such, ...
Recent Developments in Organic Food Production in New Zealand: Part 3: Exporting Organic Produce from Gisborne District

Coombs, Brad; Campbell, Hugh; Fairweather, John
This report is the third in a series of four case studies on the evolution of organic production in key regional areas of New Zealand. The other three case studies are Canterbury (Campbell 1996), Bay of Plenty (Campbell ...
Recent Developments in Organic Food Production in New Zealand: Part 2: Kiwifruit in the Bay of Plenty

Campbell, Hugh; Fairweather, John; Steven, David (University of Otago, 1997)
This report presents the findings of research into the development of organic kiwifruit production in the Bay of Plenty. These results form the second of four case studies which constitute the Public Good Science Fund ...
Understanding kiwifruit management using causal mapping

Fairweather, John; Hunt, Lesley; Rosin, Chris; Campbell, Hugh; Benge, Jayson; Watts, Michael (Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2006)
Causal mapping was used to document how the 36 participating kiwifruit orchardists described and explained the management of their orchards. This approach asks the participants to identify the factors which are important ...
Policy Approaches to Environmental Practice in Agriculture: a review of international literature and recommendations for application in New Zealand

Rosin, Chris; Dwiartama, Angga; Hunt, Lesley (Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2012)
The New Zealand agriculture sector is facing ever growing demands that it produce verifiable environmental benefits. These demands raise the pressures on farmers to adopt and follow sound practices and technologies. This ...
New Zealand Farmers and Wetlands

Campbell, Hugh; Rosin, Chris; Fairweather, John; McLeod, Carmen; Cook, Andrew (Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2006)
This research focuses on how New Zealand farmers approach the management of wetlands and waterways on their farms, and was funded by a Fish & Game New Zealand Research Scholarship, in association with the Agriculture ...
New Zealand farmer and grower attitude and opinion survey : kiwifruit sector

Fairweather, John; Hunt, Lesley; Cook, Andrew; Rosin, Chris; Benge, Jayson; Campbell, Hugh (Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2007)
The specific research objective addressed in this report is to assess the kiwifruit sector on a number of topical dimensions. In addition, a related objective is to assess how these dimensions may vary by management system ...