Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of agriculture in economic growth and its interactions with … paid to investigate non-causality between agriculture and other economic sectors. Findings – Empirical results suggest that … analysis of intersector growth. However, in the short run, agriculture in Tunisia seems to have a partial role as a driving …

Purpose – Pesticide residue is a stubborn problem affecting the quality and safety of agricultural products in China … districts in the Jiangsu Province of China. Findings – According to the research, regional difference, farmers' gender, age … scholars in this field have universality in China. …

between backyard, small-scale, medium-scale and large-scale dairy farms in China over the period between 2004 and 2008 …

recent data from Zhouzhi, a mountainous county in rural western China. Findings – The paper shows that human capital, social … this paper and its application in China provide insights into theory and empirical analysis of agricultural households …

policies of China's agriculture and rural development, and analyzes the characteristics of and reasons for China's grain price …Purpose – Since the start of the twenty-first century China has stepped into a new stage of harmonious urban … brief review of China's rural reform with focus on the policy framework and changes since the reform of rural tax and fee …

productivity by applying the new economics of labor migration model in the context of north-west China. The specific objectives are … remittances have been reinvested in agriculture. Design/methodology/approach – Cross-sectional household survey data from three …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate determinants of regional disparities in China's agricultural … labor productivity growth. Design/methodology/approach – This paper first decomposes the regional disparity in China … 2005, although the growth of China's agricultural labor productivity mainly depended on the accumulation of inputs …

China's agriculture and rural development and points out the new issues during the rural reform. The impact of the financial …Purpose – China's economic and social structure are changing quickly since the start of the new century and how to …/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the framework of China's rural policy since 2000 in the first section. Then, the impact of the financial …

explore the determinants of FDI and evaluate the inward FDI performance in China's agriculture. Design …/methodology/approach – A multi-variable regression model is conducted to examine the determinants of FDI in China's agriculture over the period … agricultural import has a negative effect on FDI inflow to China's agriculture. The effect of agricultural export is positive but …

forms a key plank in efforts to improve rural household livelihoods in Western China. Design/methodology/approach – The …-livestock systems is crucial if improvements are to be made and as these systems become more widespread in Western China. …