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Water users associations and agricultural water use efficiency in northern China
Zhang, Lei; Heerink, Nico; Dries, Liesbeth; Qu, Futian - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
management through water users associations (WUAs) with the purpose to promote more efficient water use and higher farm incomes … been universally successful in saving water and improving farm incomes. This paper aims to examine the underlying causes of … even fully offset the potential positive impact of water savings on farm incomes in our research area. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913992
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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)
China's food processing sector has arrived at a critical stage and the challenges for the food industry including undergoing relevant structural adjustments are well documented (OECD 2000). The Chinese domestic economy continues to boom and living standards of people continue to improve. Food...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143705
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The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Information and Communication Technologies
Rao, C Niranjan - eSocialSciences - 2008
characteristics; market structure and technology transfer experiences of selected developing countries. [WP No. 61]. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487573
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RECENT EVIDENCE ON AGRICULTURAL EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN CHINA: A METAFRONTIER APPROACH
Rungsuriyawiboon, Supawat; Xiaobing, Wang - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2007
Economic reform in China helped transform the structure and volume of agricultural production and resulted in … significant changes in efficiency and productivity. This paper measures agricultural technical efficiency (TE) and total factor … productivity (TFP) in China by allowing producers operating under their own technologies. A metafrontier function approach is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530487
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Saving or stripping rural industry: an analysis of privatization and efficiency in China
Li, Hongbin; Rozelle, Scott - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 23 (2000) 3
This paper describes the process of privatization of China's Township Enterprises. Findings from a recent field survey by the authors show how far privatization has proceeded and how it has affected firm performance. The pervasiveness and impact of privatization are readily apparent. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069402
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Evolving trends of grain production in China
Zhou, Zhang-Yue; Tian, Wei-Ming - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 14 (2006)
Grain is China’s most significant agricultural product, its output being the most watched indicator by government officials, traders and researchers inside and outside China. This paper looks into China’s grain production trends in the recent decade, both before and after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143715
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Agriculture in Brazil and China: Key findings from the OECD
Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2005
Presentation Overview: Convey key OECD findings about agriculture in Brazil and China; Identify the key results of policy reform; Present implications for the future.
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The relationship between farm size and productivity in agriculture : evidence from maize production in Northern China
Sheng, Yu; Ding, Jiping; Huang, Jikun - In: American journal of agricultural economics 101 (2019) 3, pp. 790-806
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China’s Agricultural Modernisation Program: an assessment of its sustainability and impacts in the case of the high-value beef chain
Waldron, Scott A.; Brown, Colin G.; Longworth, John W. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
China has embarked on a major program to modernise agricultural and agribusiness structures with far reaching implications for rural development, international competitiveness / trade and food safety. There are, however, few studies that examine in detail how the modernisation program has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880100
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Effects of Water Priority Policy on Farmers' Decision on Acreage Allocation in Northwest China
Zhang, Lei; Herzfeld, Thomas - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
variable inputs and levels of quasi-fixed inputs is estimated. The analysis based on a two-year farm household panel data from … grains differs from other crops due to their use within the farm household. Moreover, the estimated elasticities of quasi …
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