Critical success factors when going global: New Zealand farming systems in South America

Abstract

New Zealanders are being encouraged to find offshore investment opportunities where using a New Zealand farming system will give a competitive advantage. This analysis investigated three pasture-based dairying operations in South America. A comparison of the three cases against a framework for dairying success identified in the literature enabled critical success factors to be identified. These included infrastructure, human and animal capital, and an understanding of culture. Keywords: Capital, culture, infrastructure, labour