The objectives of this paper are twofold. First, we aim to clarify the mechanism by which use of farm machinery in Chinese agriculture has grown rapidly over the past decades, using a separate Cobb–Douglas (SCD) production function. Second, we determine under what condition will China's grain...

The shape and magnitude of risk preference of China households have rarely been explored due to lack of detailed data on China households’ investment behavior. Using panel data from China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) 2011 and 2013, we intent to investigate the hypothesis of harmonic...

Firstly, risks in Chinese modern transformation are discussed from the perspective of gap between urban and rural areas and mobility of rural laborers. Secondly, the significant role of migrant works in elimination of risks in Chinese modern transformation is analyzed from two aspects, namely...

Considering the complexity of vegetables price forecast, the prediction model of vegetables price was set up by applying the neural network based on genetic algorithm by using the characteristics of genetic algorithm and neural work. Taking mushrooms as an example, the parameters of the model...