China Agricultural Economic Review: Volume 1 Issue 1

The total factor productivity in China and India: new measures and approaches

Alejandro Nin Pratt, Bingxin Yu, Shenggen Fan

This paper aims to measure and compare agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth in China and India and relates TFP growth in each country to policy milestones and…

Some support policy options for cotton in China

William Martin

The purpose of this paper is to review the economic arguments for and against raising the tariff on imports of cotton into China.

The impact of remittance income on rural households in China

Steve Snyder, Wen S. Chern

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of remittance income on rural households in China.

Pesticide use and the effect of trade liberalization on environment for rice production

Chung‐Huang Huang, Ping‐Yi Huang, Yuan‐Yun Ling

In light of the global concern about the impact of trade liberalization on environment, this paper intends to measure, theoretically as well as empirically, the impact of freer…

The rural cooperative medical system in China: Background, development, achievement and problems

Jiang Zhongyi, He Xiurong

In recent years, the focus of the Chinese Government has deviated from economic growth to overall societal balance and harmony. One of the major policy adjustments is to…

Promotion of dairy farming and poverty reduction in Inner Mongolia, China

Dagula, Lily Kiminami

The purposes of this paper are to examine the actual conditions of the problems of poverty in rural areas in Inner Mongolia, to clarify the problems involved in the measure to…

Thought and practice of sustainable development in Chinese traditional agriculture

Li Genpan

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the sustainable development thought is one good reason why Chinese civilization is continuously developing, and it can be used as…

Introducing the China Agricultural Economic Review

Xian Xin

Note from the publisher

Vicky Williams

Rethinking urban-rural interactions in China's agricultural development: beyond the urban bias?