The agrofood market in China is dominated by spot market exchanges of small farmers and various small traders, with … between the FPCs and the buyers. Based on a national representative survey of 157 FPCs in China, this study shows that 32% of …

This paper provides evidence regarding gains to agricultural market liberalization in China. We empirically identify … the different effects that incentive reforms and gradual market liberalization have on China's agricultural economy during …

China to test the predictions in both a linear probability model and a duration analysis. Our empirical findings support the …

This paper examines how farmers have adapted to the current range of climates across China. A cross sectional method is … used to analyze irrigation choice and crop choice across 8,405 farmers in 28 provinces in China. We find that both …

Agriculture made major contributions to China’s growth and poverty reduction, but the literature has rarely focused on …

China has a biosafety regulatory framework in place for both domestic GM crop commercialization and imports. China … of maize in the near future. Both China’s soybean and maize imports are dominated by GM varieties, with most soybean … imported from the US, Brazil and Argentina and maize imported mainly from the US. China’s import approval process takes on …

shortage are two major challenges for China. Rice is a staple food for most Chinese people and has played an important role in … ensuring food security in China. This paper assesses the impacts of Hanyou 3, one of the drought-tolerant rice varieties that … have been released to farmers’ fields already in China, on water use and rice production. The results indicated that the …

Dairy farms in China’s suburban areas have been playing an important role in providing urban markets with fresh milk …

China. This study also employs a dichotomous choice model to estimate consumers- mean willingness to pay (WTP) for biotech …

especially in the context of developing countries such as China where livestock is becoming more important in the domestic … agricultural economy. We estimate total factor productivity (TFP) for four major livestock products in China employing the … technical innovation in China's livestock sector, technical efficiency improvement has been relatively slow. …