, Beijing, China, August 16-22, 2009 …

This paper examines how farmers have adapted to the current range of climates across China. A cross sectional method is … used to analyze irrigation choice and crop choice across 8,405 farmers in 28 provinces in China. We find that both …

China has embarked on a major program to modernise agricultural and agribusiness structures with far reaching … in high-value agrifood chains, China should pursue a more incremental and facilitative approach based around developing …

This paper examined China’s agricultural imports in regard to income growth, import price changes, and tariff … reductions due to China’s trade liberalisation. More specifically, it attempted to model behavioural relationships in the … agricultural trade between China and the EU by using annual trade data from 1986 to 2005. Econometric models were constructed for …

aspect of dietary health, fat density of energy intake in China. The sample of 2612 individuals between the ages of 20 and 45 … is derived from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. The following insights emerge: (i) Fat density increases with …

China has experienced frequently food safety scares due to pesticide residue issues in recent years. This excessive of … production practices of small-scale farmers directly, encouraging the adoption of food safety and quality standards by China … agricultural cooperatives in China. Our qualitative analysis suggests that cooperative size, perception and attitude toward …

communities in China. We shall examine in detail the food industry, which is the link in the food chain that propels the …

The research was supported by National Natural Science Fund of China with ratification number 70873096. …

China’s agricultural and trade policies have been shifting despite little change in policy objectives. This paper … investigates potential implications of recent agriculture policies applied in China, and quantitatively analyzes their impacts on … farmers and lowering domestic prices to consumers. China’s producers increase production slightly because of increased input …

This paper explores the current status of contract farming in China by examining data from a survey of Chinese …