THE EFFECT OF IRRIGATION ON LIGHT LAND DEVELOPMENT IN MID CANTERBURY
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- Published by New Zealand Grassland Association in Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association
Abstract
This thesis reviews the development over the past 30 years of an area of light land in Mid Canterbury, New Zealand. The aim is to examine the effect that irrigation has had on this development. Development is defined in terms of increased production, greater flexibility, or more intensive land use. Both archival research and a survey of a 30% random sample of farmers is used to gather base data from an irrigated and adjacent dryland zone. These zones have similar cultural and physical characteristics.Keywords
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