Reform to Reduce Farming Costs

David Hall ()

Chapter Chapter 19 in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy in New Zealand, 2021, pp 289-303 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Through the 1990s Federated Farmers campaigned to reduce farming costs by reforming coastal shipping and waterfront activities. The Government deregulated coastal shipping and initiated major reforms of the waterfront industry. Another major cost imposition on farming was union militancy in the meat freezing industry. The Government accepted the need to get away from traditionalism and protection and deregulated the industry. Also, unemployment weakened union power when two major meat-processing employers went into receivership. The average wage of the meat-processing worker decreased but productivity increased. The most effective change in waterfront and freezing works’ reform was achieved when Government introduced employment legislation making relations between employers and employees controlled by direct contracts and the right to strike was restricted.

Keywords: Reforms to reduce farming costs; Coastal shipping reform; Waterfront reform; Meat processing industry reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86300-5_19

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