Investigating agricultural productivity improvements in transition economies
AbstractPurpose– This paper aims to conduct inter-country analysis of agricultural productivity growth in transition countries in Asia and Europe. This paper pays particular attention to the magnitude...
View ArticleDid agricultural technological changes affect China's regional disparity?
AbstractPurpose– China's agricultural sector has developed very rapidly in the past 30 years and agricultural technological progress is deemed one of the most substantial factors leading to its rapid...
View ArticleHousehold Engel curve analysis for food, Beijing, China
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to analyze the income sensitivity of food consumption in Beijing, China, using an original household survey data set collected by the Chinese Academy of...
View ArticleThe impact of US biofuel policies on agricultural price levels and volatility
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the market impacts of US biofuels and biofuel policies. Design/methodology/approach– Two methods of analysis are employed. The first method...
View ArticleForest Land Rights, Tenure Types and Farmers’ Investment Incentives in...
AbstractPurpose - This study assesses the impact of land rights and tenure types on farmers’ investment behavior in Chinese collective forests, using household survey data from Fujian province....
View ArticleA Typology of Food Security in Developing Countries
AbstractPurpose - The recent high food price and volatility, as well as economic recession, have reversed the last decade’s progress in reducing hunger and poverty. Design/methodology/approach - This...
View ArticleThe feasibility of replacing the sliding scale duty with cotton subsidies in...
AbstractPurpose - This paper aims to determine whether domestic cotton support permitted by the current or potential World Trade Organization (WTO) rules would be sufficient to compensate the cost to...
View ArticleIncome vs. Price Subsidy: Policy Options to Help the Urban Poor Facing Food...
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze and compare the costs of price and income subsidies when the food security policy targeting the urban poor. The result may help policymaker...
View ArticleAsset Endowments, Non-farm Participation and Local Separability in Remote...
AbstractPurpose - Our aim is to address a local separability character partly identified by non-farm participation behaviors in the context of multiple market imperfections.Design/methodology/approach...
View ArticleThe Effects of Different Types of Trust on Consumer Perceptions of Food...
AbstractPurpose - The goal of this research is to empirically investigate how different types of trust relate to consumer perceptions of food safety.Design/methodology/approach - After a review of...
View ArticleEfficiency Measurements in Multi-activity Data Envelopment Analysis with...
AbstractPurpose - The paper aims to propose a modified multi-activity data envelopment analysis (MDEA) to provide information on the efficiency performance of farmers' cooperatives with inputs shared...
View ArticleMigration, Remittances, and Agricultural Productivity in Small Farming...
AbstractPurpose - this study explores the relationship between migration, remittances and agricultural productivity by applying the new economics of labor migration model in the context of north-west...
View ArticleForest land rights, tenure types, and farmers' investment incentives in...
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of land rights and tenure types on farmers' investment behavior in Chinese collective forests, using household survey data from Fujian...
View ArticleA typology of food security in developing countries
AbstractPurpose– The recent high food price and volatility, as well as economic recession, have reversed the last decade's progress in reducing hunger and poverty. This aim of this paper is to conduct...
View ArticleThe feasibility of replacing the sliding scale duty with cotton subsidies in...
AbstractPurpose– This paper aims to determine whether domestic cotton support permitted by the current or potential World Trade Organization (WTO) rules would be sufficient to compensate the cost to...
View ArticleIncome vs price subsidy: policy options to help the urban poor facing food...
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to analyze and compare the costs of price and income subsidies when the food security policy targets the urban poor. The result may help policymakers...
View ArticleAsset endowments, non-farm participation and local separability in remote...
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to address a local separability character partly identified by non-farm participation behaviors in the context of multiple market imperfections....
View ArticleThe effects of different types of trust on consumer perceptions of food...
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this research is to empirically investigate how different types of trust relate to consumer perceptions of food safety. Design/methodology/approach– After a review of trust...
View ArticleEfficiency measurements in multi-activity data envelopment analysis with...
AbstractPurpose– The paper aims to propose a modified multi-activity data envelopment analysis (MDEA) to provide information on the efficiency performance of farmers' cooperatives with inputs shared...
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