Chapter 1: Historical and Geographical Viewpoints for the Analysis of Rural Community Management -- Part I Farmland Conservation and Rural Vitalization -- Chapter 2: Characteristics of Collective Conservation of Farmlands with Broad-Based Community Agreement under Direct Payment Policy in Hilly...

The global hunger indices of 2008 and 2009 (Grebmer et al. 2008, 2009) point to persistently high levels of hunger and food insecurity and a worsening of the situation due to rising crop prices. At the same time, there is a lack of empirical knowledge on the demand- and supply-side determinants...