Farming Anxieties and a More Favourable Government

David Hall ()

Chapter Chapter 6 in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy in New Zealand, 2021, pp 75-87 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Farming anxieties in the late 1940s were demonstrated by a Royal Commission that investigated the sheep farming industry, New Zealand’s main foreign exchange earner. Anxieties influencing agricultural economics and food policy were found to be economic, societal and environmental, and the Commission recommended increased support for the rural community. Increased support became more likely when the 1949 General Election brought into power the National Party, thought more sympathetic to rural society with a former Federated Farmers’ leader as Minister of Agriculture. Federated Farmers sought a mandatory levy on farming produce to support its central operations, but Cabinet decided that no commitment could be made. The Federation had to fall back onto annual grants made by the Meat, Dairy and Wool Boards.

Keywords: Farming anxieties; A more sympathetic Government; Mandatory levy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86300-5_6

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