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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

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 ...

The New Zealand sustainability dashboard: unified monitoring and learning for sustainable agriculture in New Zealand

Moller, Henrik; Barber, Andrew; Saunders, Caroline; MacLeod, Catriona; Rosin, Chris; Lucock, Dave; Post, Elizabeth; Ombler, Franz; Campbell, Hugh; Benge, Jayson; Reid, John; Hunt, Lesley; Hansen, Paul; Carey, Peter; Rotarangi, Stephanie; Ford, Stuart; Barr, Tremane; Manhire, Jon

The New Zealand Sustainability Dashboard project will develop a sustainability assessment and reporting tool in partnership with five primary industry sectors in New Zealand. Internationally recognised frameworks and their ...

Are Organic Standards Sufficient to Ensure Sustainable Agriculture? Lessons From New Zealand’s ARGOS and Sustainability Dashboard Projects

Merfield, Charles; Moller, Henrik; Manhire, John; Rosin, Chris; Norton, Solis; Carey, Peter; Hunt, Lesley; Reid, John; Fairweather, John; Benge, Jayson; Le Quellec, Isabelle; Campbell, Hugh; Lucock, Dave; Saunders, Caroline; MacLeod, Catriona; Barber, Andrew; McCarthy, Alaric

Our review concludes that organic standards need to account for a broader set of criteria in order to retain claims to ‘sustainability’. Measurements of the ecological, economic and social outcomes from over 96 ...

Assessment of soil properties and earthworms in organic and conventional farming systems after seven years of dairy farm conversions in New Zealand

Manono, Bonface Ombasa; Moller, Henrik; Benge, Jayson; Carey, Peter; Lucock, David; Manhire, Jon

Environmental degradation and consumer awareness are raising concerns about the sustainability of conventional farming while increasing interest in organic farming as an alternative food and fiber production. Well-replicated ...