Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how the promotion of integrated forage/ruminant‐livestock industries forms a key plank in efforts to improve rural household livelihoods in Western China. Design/methodology/approach – The paper critiques how this industry development has...

At present, rural non-bank financial institutions have become an important feature of the rural financial system in China's underdeveloped areas. This article analyses the current situation and basic characteristics of such institutions based on a survey conducted in 1997 in a county in Henan...

At present, rural non-bank financial institutions have become an important feature of the rural financial system in China's underdeveloped areas. This article analyses the current situation and basic characteristics of such institutions based on a survey conducted in 1997 in a county in Henan...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how the promotion of integrated forage/ruminant-livestock industries forms a key plank in efforts to improve rural household livelihoods in Western China. Design/methodology/approach – The paper critiques how this industry development has...