China to test the predictions in both a linear probability model and a duration analysis. Our empirical findings support the …

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 …

Concerned about national grain self-sufficiency and rural household incomes, in 2004 China announced that it was … of policy and the likely implication of this subsidy policy to China’s grain economy, there has been no household …-level survey-based research that has sought to understand the effect of China’s subsidy programme on household behaviour. Using …

Great changes have taken place in China’s agricultural and food markets in the past several decades. However, the … impact of the transformation brought by modern supply chains on the welfare of farmers in China is unclear. This paper … attempts to understand whether or not the recent changes in China’s food economy have contributed to an improvement in the …

China has a biosafety regulatory framework in place for both domestic GM crop commercialization and imports. China … of maize in the near future. Both China’s soybean and maize imports are dominated by GM varieties, with most soybean … imported from the US, Brazil and Argentina and maize imported mainly from the US. China’s import approval process takes on …

shortage are two major challenges for China. Rice is a staple food for most Chinese people and has played an important role in … ensuring food security in China. This paper assesses the impacts of Hanyou 3, one of the drought-tolerant rice varieties that … have been released to farmers’ fields already in China, on water use and rice production. The results indicated that the …

Dairy farms in China’s suburban areas have been playing an important role in providing urban markets with fresh milk …

industry also resulted in a large amount of Bt cotton varieties that bypassed China's biosafety regulations. This study shows …

Water shortages in important grain-producing regions of China may significantly affect China's agricultural production … conservation policies can be put into place rapidly. While China's water use is unsustainable in some areas, there is substantial …