Sustainable Agriculture - Life beyond Subsidies: Lessons from New Zealand
journal contribution
posted on 2024-06-21, 03:53authored byCaroline Saunders
This paper explores the importance for agricultural sustainability of different types of capital assets, especially knowledge capital, drawing on recent research in New Zealand that has aimed to expand the contribution of the primary sector to sustainable wellbeing. Recent trends in New Zealand and United Kingdom agriculture provide the applied context for analysis of some key knowledge issues facing agriculture. The paper finishes with a brief conclusion on the implications for the UK.
Funding
Funded by the New Zealand Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment's Our Land and Water National Science Challenge (Toitū te Whenua, Toiora te Wai) as part of project Integrating Value Chains