Lifestyle blocks sprawling over highly productive farms

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-05-06 03:00

New Zealand

Demand for housing has grown so quickly over the last 20 years that urban development is starting to chew up New Zealand's most productive land. Researchers say the most concerning threat is when large parcels of land are divided up into small and medium lifestyle blocks, starting a chain reaction of urban development over productive farmland. They say this could limit farming options for future generations.

Journal/
conference: New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Research:Paper

Organisation/s: Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research

Funder: The Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand are thanked for supporting this research. This research was also supported by Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research’s Strategic Science Investment Funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Science and Innovation Group.

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