Economic risks, Plan Bs and the myth of diversification
Back in the 1970s, with an economy in ever deepening crisis, New Zealand farmers were being encouraged to diversify.
Rob Hosking breaks down the political and economic week that was on NBR Radio and on demand on NBR Radio.
Back in the 1970s, with an economy in ever deepening crisis, New Zealand farmers were being encouraged to diversify.
There was encouragement, both formal and informal, to use land for less traditional purposes. Where I was growing up – mostly dairying but with good enough soil for cash crops such
