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Government's 2025 export growth target questioned

The total number of people working in agriculture, fisheries and forestry has dropped 19% in the last 13 years, yet Nathan Guy is hoping that will increase by 39% in next 11 years to meet his government's volume-centred, commodity-driven aspiration by 202

Jamie Ball
Wed, 29 Oct 2014

On face value, the government’s goal to double the value of New Zealand's annual primary sector exports to $64 billion (in 2013 real terms) by 2025 appears to be not feasible – given the absence of any action plan to date and the huge employment constraints the sector faces.

But Primary Industries

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Jamie Ball
Wed, 29 Oct 2014
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