efficiency of China's crop breeding, an industry at the heart of the nation's food economy. Using data covering 46 wheat- and … maize-breeding institutes from 1981 to 2000, we estimate cost functions for the production of new varieties at China's wheat … scope related to the joint production of new wheat and maize varieties. Cost efficiency increases significantly with …

had on the production efficiency of small holders in farming communities in China. We also find that the adoption of Bt … an agricultural technology that improves both production efficiency and the environment. In terms of policies, our …

Agriculture made major contributions to China’s growth and poverty reduction, but the literature has rarely focused on …

China. This study also employs a dichotomous choice model to estimate consumers- mean willingness to pay (WTP) for biotech …

technical innovation in China's livestock sector, technical efficiency improvement has been relatively slow. … especially in the context of developing countries such as China where livestock is becoming more important in the domestic … agricultural economy. We estimate total factor productivity (TFP) for four major livestock products in China employing the …