Deputy Director

major sources of funding hive been s.nnuill grants fwm the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and the College. These grants ha.ve heen supplemented by others from commercial and other organisations for specific resea.l'ch projects within f\Tew Zealand and overseas. The Uni:i: has on hand a progras"l},me ofresearchin the fields of agricultural economics and rrumagement, including production, marketing smd policy, resource economics, and the economics oflocation and.transportation. The results of these research studies are published as Research: Reports as p.ioJects are completed. In addition, technical papers, discussion papers and repr~tsofpipers published or delivered elsewhere are available on request. For lio;t of p'fevlous puhlications see inside back cover.. The Unit and the Department of Agricultural Economics and Ivl:arketing and the DeparL'7.l.ent Of Farm Management and. Rural Valuation maintain a dose working relationshi.p in research and associated ITlatters. The combined academic staff of the Depa1·tments is around 25.. The Unit also sponsors periodic conferences and seminars on appropriate topics, sometimes in conjunction with other organisations