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The state of agricultural credit in New Zealand (1984)

Abstract

In this paper the subject of agricultural credit has been subdivided into three sections covering background, borrowing, and lending. The background covers some of the changes in the New Zealand economy and government policies which have affected both borrowers and lenders in the agricultural sector, and consequently the amount and form of credit used. The section on borrowing (Section 3) examines the present credit needs of farmers, in particular the apparent trends towards increased equity and greater difficulty in servicing debt. The lending section (Section 4) examines the roles of government and private lending institutions in the field of agricultural credit and changes in the amount and form of credit available.

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Download	http://hdl.handle.net/10182/1004
Publisher	Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit
Repository	Lincoln University Research Archive (New Zealand)
Keywords	agricultural credit, interest rates, farm investment, farm income, agricultural policy, financial institutions, farmland prices, agricultural price supports, Fields of Research::340000 Economics::340200 Applied Economics::340201 Agricultural economics, Fields of Research::340000 Economics::340200 Applied Economics::340203 Finance economics, Fields of Research::300000 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences::300900 Land, Parks and Agriculture Management::300901 Farm management, rural management and agribusiness
Type	Discussion Paper
Language	English
Relation	Discussion paper (Lincoln College (University of Canterbury). Agricultural Economics Research Unit) ; no. 82