scholarly journals A model of the New Zealand beef value chain: evaluating opportunities

2005 ◽  
pp. 81-86
Author(s):  
A.K. Mcdermott ◽  
D.C. Smeaton ◽  
G.W. Sheath ◽  
A.E. Dooley
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
National Level ◽  
Chain Model ◽  
Land Price ◽  
Beef Industry ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Status ◽  
High Level ◽  
Beef Value Chain

A model of the New Zealand beef value chain, from conception to export, was constructed. The model was parameterised at the national level so that issues and opportunities within the beef industry can be examined at a high level by researchers and industry participants. The model is capable of modelling changes in farm practice, market situations and the industry structure. To illustrate the integrative power and value of the model in evaluating change within the beef sector, three scenarios are presented and compared to the status quo: changes in land price; wider use of beef semen in the dairy industry; and introduction of a gene to improve net feed intake. From the three scenarios presented, it is apparent that land price dominates the ability of the NZ beef industry to create value in the long-run. Although behaviour, practices and technologies can contribute to overcoming this factor, such changes will need to be substantive - incremental improvements will not be sufficient. This model provides the basis for facilitating debate on the future of NZ's beef industry and how to ensure long-run profitability. Keywords: beef industry, scenario evaluation, beef systems, value chain model

ANALYZING VALUE CHAIN OF BEEF IN TRA VINH PROVINCE

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (30) ◽  
pp. 10-19
Author(s):  
Ut Danh ◽  
Linh Thi Yen Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Distribution Network ◽  
Unfair Competition ◽  
Close Connection ◽  
Product Consumption ◽  
A Value ◽  
Beef Products ◽  
The Status ◽  
Beef Value Chain

Investigating agents in the beef value chain in Travinh province aims to assess the status production, processing and consumption of beef products by a value chain approach. The results show that process of product consumption from farmers to final consumers has a very close connection creating a distribution network in which agents play an important role to convert products to consumers. However, there are many intermediate stages for carrying the products to consumers. Businessmen dominate buying and selling prices which have affected to unfair competition in the market. Therefore, in order to solve this problem, it is necessary to design a stable inoutput market for beef products.

“Innovations in Institutional Arrangements for Promoting Gender Equality at National Level”

1970 ◽  
pp. 94-95
Author(s):  
Lebanese American University
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
National Level ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Institutional Arrangements ◽  
The Status ◽  
High Level ◽  
Status Of Women

Commission on the Status of Women - Forty-Ninth Session28 February to 11 March 2005Summary submitted by the Chairpersons of the high-level round table

scholarly journals Canada's Voluntary Sector Initiative and Sub-National Voluntary Sector-Government Relations: A Third Wave

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter R. Elson
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
National Level ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Liberal Party ◽  
Exchange Programs ◽  
Government Relations ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The Status ◽  
High Level

AbstractFollowing a dismal and antagonistic relationship that coincided with three years of deep and sustained cuts to the voluntary sector in the mid 1990s, voluntary sector-federal government relations in Canada finally began to thaw. A number of high level joint meetings between the federal government and voluntary sector leaders in 1999 led to the announcement in June, 2000 of a joint initiative to “renew and strengthen their long-standing relationship”. This five-year $94.6 million investment entitled the Voluntary Sector Initiative (VSI) included the signing of a Voluntary Sector Accord; personnel exchange programs; policy engagement projects; two major national surveys; a national volunteerism initiative; and numerous capacity building projects.The VSI program ended in 2005 with a change in the governing Liberal party leadership and the subsequent election of a minority Conservative government. Drawing on John Kingdon’s multiple streams framework, this article takes a broad analysis of problems, policies, and political processes across multiple provinces to examine if the VSI may have influenced a third wave of sub-national level policy initiatives. While contextual differences at a provincial level clearly influence the status, structure, and scope of sub-national voluntary sector-government relations, it appears the VSI did contribute in a number of ways to these sub-national initiatives.

scholarly journals Evolutionary Distance of Gene-Gene Interactions: Estimation under Statistical Uncertainty

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xun Gu
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Markov Chain Model ◽  
Gene Interaction ◽  
Interaction Networks ◽  
Chain Model ◽  
Interaction Distance ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
The Status ◽  
Or Gene ◽  
High Level

AbstractConsider the functional interaction of gene A to an interaction subject X; for instance, it is the gene-gene interaction if X represents for a gene, or gene-tissue interaction (expression status) if X for a tissue. In the simplest case, the status of this A-X interaction is r=1 if they are interacted, or r=0 otherwise. A fundamental problem in molecular evolution is, given two homologous (orthologous or paralogous) genes A and B, to what extent their functional overlapping could be by the means of interaction networks. Given a set of interaction subjects (X1, … XN), it is straightforward to calculate the interaction distance (IAB) between genes A and B, by a Markov-chain model. However, since the high throughput interaction data always involve a high level of noises, reliable inference of r=1 or r=0 for each gene remains a big challenge. Consequently, the estimated interaction distance (IAB) is highly sensitive to the cutoff of interaction inference which is subject to some arbitrary. In this paper we will address this issue by developing a statistical method for estimating IAB based on the p-values (significant levels). Computer simulations are carried out to evaluate the performance of different p-value transformations against the uncertainty of interaction networks.

Pathways ahead for New Zealand hill country farming

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 73-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.G. Scrimgeour
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Hill Country ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Hill Farming ◽  
The Hill

This paper provides a stocktake of the status of hill country farming in New Zealand and addresses the challenges which will determine its future state and performance. It arises out of the Hill Country Symposium, held in Rotorua, New Zealand, 12-13 April 2016. This paper surveys people, policy, business and change, farming systems for hill country, soil nutrients and the environment, plants for hill country, animals, animal feeding and productivity, and strategies for achieving sustainable outcomes in the hill country. This paper concludes by identifying approaches to: support current and future hill country farmers and service providers, to effectively and efficiently deal with change; link hill farming businesses to effective value chains and new markets to achieve sufficient and stable profitability; reward farmers for the careful management of natural resources on their farm; ensure that new technologies which improve the efficient use of input resources are developed; and strategies to achieve vibrant rural communities which strengthen hill country farming businesses and their service providers. Keywords: farming systems, hill country, people, policy, productivity, profitability, sustainability

The status of Gideon Mantell's “first” Iguanodon tooth in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN C. YALDWYN ◽  
GARRY J. TEE ◽  
ALAN P. MASON
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Charles Lyell ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Gideon Mantell

A worn Iguanodon tooth from Cuckfield, Sussex, illustrated by Mantell in 1827, 1839, 1848 and 1851, was labelled by Mantell as the first tooth sent to Baron Cuvier in 1823 and acknowledged as such by Sir Charles Lyell. The labelled tooth was taken to New Zealand by Gideon's son Walter in 1859. It was deposited in a forerunner of the Museum of New Zealand, Wellington in 1865 and is still in the Museum, mounted on a card bearing annotations by both Gideon Mantell and Lyell. The history of the Gideon and Walter Mantell collection in the Museum of New Zealand is outlined, and the Iguanodon tooth and its labels are described and illustrated. This is the very tooth which Baron Cuvier first identified as a rhinoceros incisor on the evening of 28 June 1823.

THE VALUE CHAIN OF COMPETENCY MODEL FOR VIETNAMESE EDUCATIONAL MANAGERS IN THE INDUSTRY 4.0 REVOLUTION ERA

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Thi My Hanh ◽  
Luis Alfaro ◽  
Tran Phuong Thao
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Chain Model ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Social ◽  
Comprehensive Development ◽  
Model Of Competency ◽  
Personal Competencies

This world is constantly changing and rapidly moving,-particular in the Industry 4.0 revolution, people must change to follow and keeping with this new trend. Education is the human foundation toward the “Truth - Good - Beautiful”, and comprehensive development of personal competencies as knowledge, skills and behaviors. A nation, such as Vietnam, if they want to integrate into global economy and affirming their position, they will need the “Talented - Virtuous” human resource who could meet the high demand of society. The purpose of this study was to propose a model of competency value chain at individual level for the educational managers, analyzing some factors of this value chain model and how to apply to Vietnamese education system in the fourth Industry era. The authors wanted to focus on the social value added that the educational managers’competency could bring as the result of this research.

Applicability of management guidelines for surfing resources in California

Shore & Beach ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Edward Atkin ◽  
Dan Reineman ◽  
Jesse Reiblich ◽  
David Revell
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Coastal Marine ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Surf breaks are finite, valuable, and vulnerable natural resources, that not only influence community and cultural identities, but are a source of revenue and provide a range of health benefits. Despite these values, surf breaks largely lack recognition as coastal resources and therefore the associated management measures required to maintain them. Some countries, especially those endowed with high-quality surf breaks and where the sport of surfing is accepted as mainstream, have recognized the value of surfing resources and have specific policies for their conservation. In Aotearoa New Zealand surf breaks are included within national environmental policy. Aotearoa New Zealand has recently produced Management Guidelines for Surfing Resources (MGSR), which were developed in conjunction with universities, regional authorities, not-for-profit entities, and government agencies. The MGSR provide recommendations for both consenting authorities and those wishing to undertake activities in the coastal marine area, as well as tools and techniques to aid in the management of surfing resources. While the MGSR are firmly aligned with Aotearoa New Zealand’s cultural and legal frameworks, much of their content is applicable to surf breaks worldwide. In the United States, there are several national-level and state-level statutes that are generally relevant to various aspects of surfing resources, but there is no law or policy that directly addresses them. This paper describes the MGSR, considers California’s existing governance frameworks, and examines the potential benefits of adapting and expanding the MGSR in this state.

NEW ZEALAND DAIRY VALUE CHAIN

2011 ◽  
Vol III (5) ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Nelly Bencheva ◽  
Elena Garnevska
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Value Chain
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