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NZ Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Conference

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This year’s conference theme is “Policy and planning under uncertainty”.

Date
29 August 2019 - 30 August 2019

Location

Hamilton

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Chair of the Productivity Commission, Murray Sherwin, will be providing the Robin Johnson Memorial session on Thursday 29 August 9.30-10.30am on “policy settings/policy making under uncertainty and risk”.

Panel sessions at conference will be held on…

  • Climate change – focusing on the science of climate change, greenhouse gas research relating to agriculture, the NZ policy setting and adaptation
  • Adaptation – focusing on the resilience of NZ agriculture to natures challenges, future trends in climate and decision support tools for farmers
  • Biosecurity – focusing on the M. bovis response, including economic impact assessment by industry and social/ welfare impacts

Find out more about the conference and how to register here.