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Thought and practice of sustainable development in Chinese traditional agriculture
Genpan, Li - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 1 (2009) 1, pp. 97-109
Chinese civilization is continuously developing, and it can be used as a reference for the development of Chinese agriculture … concerning Chinese traditional agriculture, including view of sancai, farming season, fertility, the nature of matters, recycling …, and economization. Findings – The results reveal that the nature of Chinese traditional agriculture is akin to ecological …
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Thought and practice of sustainable development in Chinese traditional agriculture
Genpan, Li - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 1 (2008) 1, pp. 97-109
Chinese civilization is continuously developing, and it can be used as a reference for the development of Chinese agriculture … concerning Chinese traditional agriculture, including view of sancai , farming season, fertility, the nature of matters …, recycling, and economization. Findings – The results reveal that the nature of Chinese traditional agriculture is akin to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014689554
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Organic farming
Ma, Wanglin; Ma, Chunbo; Su, Ye; Nie, Zihan - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 9 (2017) 2, pp. 211-224
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that influence Chinese apple farmers’ willingness to adopt organic farming, paying a special attention to the role of information acquisition. Design/methodology/approach Given that the selection bias may occur when farmers themselves...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014689851
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Steadying the ladder: China's agricultural and rural development engagement in Africa
Chen, Kevin Z.; Hsu, Claire; Fan, Shenggen - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 6 (2014) 1, pp. 2-2
Purpose – This paper aims to draw lessons from China's development experiences, particularly in the areas of agricultural and rural development, to increase growth and reduce poverty in Africa South of the Sahara. It also examines China's rising economic involvement in Africa and makes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277221
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Rural-urban income gap and agricultural growth in China: An empirical study on the provincial panel data, 1978-2010
Gao, Yanyan; Zheng, Jianghuai; Bu, Maoliang - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 6 (2014) 1, pp. 92-107
gaps are negatively associated with agriculture output, but the inter-provincial rural-urban income gap produces a larger … rural-urban income gap on agriculture. Originality/value – This paper bridges the gap in existing literature on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742479
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How much did the return of rural migrant labor affect China's national economy?
Liu, Xiaoyun - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 6 (2014) 1, pp. 38-54
agriculture. Of the major sectors of economy, the manufacturing, construction and other services sectors were the most affected …
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Determinants of repayment performance of group lending in China: Evidence from rural credit cooperatives' program in Guizhou province
Qinlan, Zhang; Izumida, Yoichi - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 5 (2013) 3, pp. 328-341
Purpose – The purpose of this paper aims to explore how borrower and group-level characteristics affect repayment decisions of group borrowers by highlighting the case of rural credit cooperatives (RCCs) in Guizhou province in Southwest China. Design/methodology/approach – The Logit model...
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How much did the return of rural migrant labor affect China's national economy?
Jia, Wei; Liu, Xiaoyun - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 6 (2014) 1, pp. 38-54
agriculture. Of the major sectors of economy, the manufacturing, construction and other services sectors were the most affected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014689707
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Income inequality and rural poverty in China
Wu, Haitao; Ding, Shijun; Wan, Guanghua - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 7 (2015) 1, pp. 65-85
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply a poverty level decomposition approach to decompose the poverty by income sources and investigate the impact of government transfers on income inequality and rural poverty. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses the decomposition method...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014689713
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Rural-urban income gap and agricultural growth in China
Gao, Yanyan; Zheng, Jianghuai; Bu, Maoliang - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 6 (2014) 1, pp. 92-107
gaps are negatively associated with agriculture output, but the inter-provincial rural-urban income gap produces a larger … rural-urban income gap on agriculture. Originality/value – This paper bridges the gap in existing literature on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014689745