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Rural Development in Transitional China
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 69.95Since the late 1970s, China has experienced the most rapid social and economic changes in world history. Over 200 million rural inhabitants were lifted out of absolute poverty and tens of millions became wealthier than the average urban resident. This book offers an authoritative and in-depth analysis of the social and economic changes that have swept... more...
Agricultural Biotechnology in China
Springer 2007; US$ 84.99Offers a comprehensive examination of how the origins of biotechnology research agendas, along with the effectiveness of the seed delivery system and biosafety oversight, help to explain current patterns of crop development and adoption in China. more...
China's Agriculture in the International Trading System
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2001; US$ 100.00Chinese decision-makers are grappling with policy choices that will optimise the gains from Chinas integration into the international trading system in harmony with social, regional and sustainable development goals. Trade liberalisation can significantly enhance the reform process underway and bring great benefits to China. But the agricultural... more...
OECD Review of Agricultural Policies, China 2005
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2005; US$ 70.00This book presents a comprehensive overview and assessment of China's agricultural policies combined with OECD estimates of the level of support provided to the Chinese farm sector. It also examines such issues as welfare impacts of liberalisation; Chinese agricultural commodity markets; grain stock estimates; labour mobility and rural... more...
China's Livestock Revolution Agribusiness and Policy Developments in the Sheep Meat Industry
CABI 2007; US$ 79.90China is one of the world's largest developing agricultural countries and dominates the international livestock revolution in terms of its aggregate size and growth rate. While the sheep meat industry is still in the early stages of development, it is an excellent example of the upheaval taking place in Chinese agriculture. This book focuses on the... more...
Communist Agriculture
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 210.00A fascinating comparative study of how the agricultural experience of the Soviet Bloc has shaped and sometimes hindered development in the rest of the communist world, this book examines the agrarian policies of China, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Cuba, and provides an account of agricultural development in socialist economies which focuses on both the historical... more...
China's Agriculture at the Cross Roads
Palgrave Macmillan 2000; US$ 152.00China now faces the difficult choice of whether to pursue a food self-sufficiency policy or further integrate its agriculture into the world market. China's choice will have profound implications for the world trading system, as well as for its own economy. At the same time, China needs to reform its land tenure and grain marketing systems. This book... more...
Seeds and Synergies
International Development Research Centre 2010; US$ 32.00The many connections that seeds have or can lead to for improving rural livelihoods and quality of life are fascinating and worth in-depth examination.Norman Uphoff, Cornell University Policy makers and plant breeders should read this! Janice Jiggins, Wageningen University & Research Centre Farmers and researchers too often live and work... more...
Agricultural Science & Technology in China
Springer 2011; US$ 79.99As one of the eighteen field-specific reports comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this sub-report addresses long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of agriculture. They each craft a roadmap for their sphere of development to 2050. In their entirety, the... more...
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