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Feed versus Food: The Future Challenge and Balance for Farming
Zhou, Zhang-Yue - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 12 (2004)
Demand for livestock products in the past three decades has increased rapidly, especially in developing countries. This increase has resulted in, and will continue to cause, increased demand for feed. This paper examines existing projections of global feed demand and supply with an emphasis on...
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Analysis of Country of Origin Labeling for Food Products in Taiwan Using Auction Experiment with Tasting
Chern, Wen S.; Lin, Huei-Ching - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
second-price sealed-bid auction was conducted to estimate the consumer’s willingness to pay for Taiwan products vs. those …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002508
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Projections of Dairy Product Consumption and Trade Opportunities in China
Ma, Hengyun; Rae, Allan N. - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 12 (2004)
China has been rapidly increasing its consumption and imports of dairy products in recent years. A two-stage demand system was estimated for livestock product consumption in urban China over the 1990s. Total expenditure elasticities for the livestock commodity group and expenditure elasticities...
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Product and process innovation in the food processing industry: case study in Guangxi province
Ma, Xin; McSweeney, Peter - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 16 (2008)
living standards of people continue to improve. Food processors need to adjust to increasingly diversified consumer demands …
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Animal Product Consumption Trends in China
Wang, Ji-Min; Zhou, Zhang-Yue; Cox, Rodney J. - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 13 (2005)
How much animal product do the Chinese consume at present? How much animal product will the Chinese consume in the near future? Plausible estimates that can answer these questions seem to be extremely scarce. On the other hand, there has been strong demand for such estimates by many in trade and...
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Asymmetric Response of Nutrient Intakes to Cereal Price Changes among the Poor in China: Implications for the Effect of Cereal Price Subsidies on the Poor’s Nutrient Intakes
Shimokawa, Satoru - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
Previous studies commonly assume that the effects of introducing and ending cereal price subsidies on the poor’s nutrient intakes are symmetric. We question the assumption of symmetry and show that the poor’s nutrient intakes respond asymmetrically to declines and increases in the price of...
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Assessing Consumer Preferences and Attitudes toward Imported Pork in Urban China
Ortega, David L.; Wang, H. Holly; Wu, Laping - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
China’s transition into a developed economy is driving changes in consumer preferences and demand for foods. To … evaluate consumer preferences for imported pork in urban China, primary data were collected in two metropolitan areas- Beijing … previous lean-meat additive scare and a lack of consumer confidence on the Chinese food inspection system. …
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The Demand for Nutrients in China: A Direct Approach
Tian, Xu; Yu, Xiaohua - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
China is experiencing a nutrition transition which is coextensive with its rapid economic growth, and the most dramatic changes can be seen in food structure and nutritional demand. However, the relationship between income growth and changes in the demand for nutrients are still unclear. This...
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Health impact assessment of folate biofortified rice in China
De Steur, Hans; Gellynck, Xavier; Storoshenko, Sergei; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010
Introduction: As folate deficiency is mainly caused by the dependency on folate-poor staple crops, such as rice, the implementation of rice with a high level of natural folate could be a successful pro-rural and pro-poor intervention strategy to reduce folate deficiencies in China, where about...
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New Evidence on Overweight Children in Urban China and the Role of Socioeconomic Factors
Dong, Fengxia; Jensen, Helen H. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2008
Problems of overweight and obesity among children have increased in China and pose a problem both for individuals as well as for public social and health care systems. This study explores factors contributing to weight problems among children age 6 to 18 years old in urban China. Data come from...
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