Table A3.16 Farming confidence comparison of farmers who do and do not live in areas with off-farm modernisation works – When I about my farm Southern Southern Southern Southern Southern Southern Southern Southern Southern Southern Southern Southern over the next few years, I Basin Basin Basin Basin Basin Basin Basin Basin Basin Basin Basin Basin am confident that I can… irrigators irrigators irrigators irrigators irrigators NOT irrigators NOT irrigators NOT irrigators NOT irrigators irrigators irrigators NOT irrigators NOT living in living in living in living in living in living in living in living in living in living in living in living in SRWUIP SRWUIP SRWUIP SRWUIP SRWUIP SRWUIP SRWUIP SRWUIP SRWUIP SRWUIP SRWUIP SRWUIP area area area area area area area area area area dairy area area dairy – – – – Disagree Neither Agree n Disagree Neither Agree n farmers farmers farmers farmers agree/ agree/ (n=178) (n=91) (n=192) (n=21) disagree disagree % who agreed % who agreed % who agreed % who agreed achieve the things I want 24% 27% 49% 271 21% 17% 62% 216 55% 41% 66% 30% … to on my farm my farm business 22% 25% 54% 269 18% 19% 63% 214 60% 44% 67% 30% …meet objectives well with most 21% 29% 50% 270 16% 24% 60% 213 50% 49% 60% 61% …cope difficult conditions on the farm e.g. drought, pest outbreaks
Table A3.16 Farming confidence – comparison of farmers who do and do not live in areas with off-farm modernisation works When I about my farm over the next few years, I am confident that I can… Southern Basin irrigators living in SRWUIP area Disagree Southern Basin irrigators living in SRWUIP area Neither agree/ disagree Southern Basin irrigators living in SRWUIP area Agree Southern Basin irrigators living in SRWUIP area n Southern Basin irrigators NOT living in SRWUIP area Disagree Southern Basin irrigators NOT living in SRWUIP area Neither agree/ disagree Southern Basin irrigators NOT living in SRWUIP area Agree Southern Basin irrigators NOT living in SRWUIP area n Southern Basin irrigators living in SRWUIP area – farmers (n=178) % who agreed Southern Basin irrigators living in SRWUIP area – dairy farmers (n=91) % who agreed Southern Basin irrigators NOT living in SRWUIP area – farmers (n=192) % who agreed Southern Basin irrigators NOT living in SRWUIP area – dairy farmers (n=21) % who agreed … achieve the things I want to on my farm 24% 27% 49% 271 21% 17% 62% 216 55% 41% 66% 30% …meet my farm business objectives 22% 25% 54% 269 18% 19% 63% 214 60% 44% 67% 30% …cope well with most difficult conditions on the farm e.g. drought, pest outbreaks 21% 29% 50% 270 16% 24% 60% 213 50% 49% 60% 61%
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