China Agricultural Economic Review: Volume 10 Issue 3

Village-level supply reliability of groundwater irrigation in rural China: Effects of climate variables and tubewell density

Yanrong Li, Jinxia Wang, Jikun Huang, Bihm Adhikari, Liangzhi You

The purpose of this paper is to examine the status of the supply reliability of groundwater irrigation, and discuss how it is affected by climate change and tubewell density in…

The effects of soybean trade policies on domestic soybean market in China during the food crisis

Lin Sun, Mingxian Qi, Michael R. Reed

Many grain exporting/importing countries implement temporary trade policies to intervene in grain trade volume during food crises. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the…

Does certified food production reduce agrochemical use in China?

Zihan Nie, Nico Heerink, Qin Tu, Shuqin Jin

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of adopting certified food production on chemical fertilizer and pesticide use in China.

Food consumption among income classes and its response to changes in income distribution in rural China

Yanjun Ren, Yanjie Zhang, Jens-Peter Loy, Thomas Glauben

Given the fact that the income disparity has become extremely severe in rural China, the purpose of this paper is to examine heterogeneity in food consumption among various income…

Farmers’ attitudes toward land titling and its potential effects on rural development in China

Zhonghua Huang, Xuejun Du

The purpose of this paper is to investigate farmers’ attitudes and behavior toward land titling and to study its potential effects on rural development.

Determinants and impacts of outsourcing pest and disease management: Evidence from China’s rice production

Dingqiang Sun, Michael Rickaille, Zhigang Xu

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants and impacts of outsourcing pest and disease management on rice production in China.

Smallholder preferences and willingness-to-pay measures for microcredit: Evidence from Sichuan province in China

Zhao Ding, Awudu Abdulai

The purpose of this paper is to examine smallholders’ preferences and willingness to pay for microcredit products with varying attribute combinations, in order to contribute to…

Heterogeneous effects of rural-urban migration on agricultural productivity: Evidence from China

Xinjie Shi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of rural–urban migration on agricultural (labor) productivity in China.

Dynamic analysis of the livestock inventory in Inner Mongolia

Wei Ge, Henry Kinnucan

The purpose of this paper is to test hypotheses about the effects of economic and weather factors on the inventories of cattle, sheep and goats in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region…

The dynamic information spill-over effect of WTI crude oil prices on China’s traditional energy sectors

Yue-Jun Zhang, Yao-Bin Wu

The purpose of this paper is to explore the dynamic influence of WTI crude oil returns on the stock returns of China’s traditional energy sectors, including oil and gas…