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Can drought-tolerant varieties produce more food with less water? An empirical analysis of rice farming in China
Li, Luping; Huang, Jikun; Hu, Ruifa; Pray, Carl E. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
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 …
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Household Income Dynamics in Rural China
Li, Luping - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
This paper examines changes in agriculture and livelihood system in four Chinese villages, on the basis of two waves village-wide household surveys conducted over a decade interval. To identify the factors that are important in accounting for variation in household income change, an income...
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