The Great Western Development policy: how it affected grain crop production, land use and rural poverty in western China

Pei, Li; Tian, Yuan; Wu, JunJie; Xu, Wenchao

doi:10.1108/caer-07-2020-0175

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“…In order to explore the impact mechanism of the temporal and spatial differences in China's corn production costs, this article conducted an empirical analysis of the relevant factors. Taking into consideration the many factors that affect the CPC, this paper relied on existing research results [24][25][26][27][28][29][30] and selected four key sensitive factors. Firstly, it took into consideration the scale of land management, measured by the sown area per labor [24,25].…”

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“…Taking into consideration the many factors that affect the CPC, this paper relied on existing research results [24][25][26][27][28][29][30] and selected four key sensitive factors. Firstly, it took into consideration the scale of land management, measured by the sown area per labor [24,25]. Secondly, it examined the labor force structure, which was recognized as the proportion of the non-agricultural population [26,27].…”

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Temporal and Regional Differences and Empirical Analysis on Sensitive Factors of the Corn Production Cost in China

Ouyang

Yang

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Applied Sciences

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The corn production cost (CPC) in China is related to national food security. However, there are few studies on the temporal and regional differences (TRD) and sensitive factors in the CPC. In this paper, the TRD of the corn production cost across various regions, as well as over the entirety of the country from 2008 to 2018, is presented. It is based on the GIS exploratory spatial data analysis method (ESDA). Simultaneously, a spatial panel model is established to conduct an empirical analysis of the main factors affecting the CPC. The results from the period in question show that the CPC in China and the three major production regions present a fluctuating growth trend, mainly associated with the increase in labor prices. Moreover, the CPC exhibits significant spatial differences, and demonstrates an overall trend of gradual increase from the east to the west. Over time, the number of relatively high-cost provinces has increased. All are located in southern mountainous and hilly corn areas. In addition, the CPCs of various regions are spatially correlated. Factors such as the scale of land management, the degree of mechanization, and socioeconomic conditions have a significantly negative impact on the CPC in China. Furthermore, the labor structure has a notably positive impact on the CPC.

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Section: Empirical Model Of Sensitive Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Temporal and Regional Differences and Empirical Analysis on Sensitive Factors of the Corn Production Cost in China

Ouyang

Yang

et al. 2022

Applied Sciences

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“…Two recent studies published in this journal, Sun et al (2020) and Li et al (2021), examine the impacts of agricultural and development policies on the potential environmental performance of agriculture in China. Using a province-year panel for 1985-2014, Sun et al (2020) show that the public agricultural extension system reforms induced an increase in pesticide use.…”

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“…Using a province-year panel for 1985-2014, Sun et al (2020) show that the public agricultural extension system reforms induced an increase in pesticide use. Using a county-year panel for 1996-2005, Li et al (2021 estimate the effects of the Great Western Development (GWD) policy on agricultural production, land, electricity and fertilizer use, and rural income and poverty with a DID method. The GWD covers 11 provinces and autonomous regions and one municipality in western China.…”

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Economic analysis of the environmental sustainability of agriculture: recent studies using quasi-experimental methods

Zhang

2022

CAER

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PurposeThe purpose of this review article is to demonstrate how the quasi-experimental approach has been used to study environmental and natural resource issues related to agricultural production.Design/methodology/approachThis review article first provides a short introduction to the quasi-experimental approach using the potential outcomes framework and then uses studies on the environmental sustainability of agricultural production to illustrate how quasi-experimental methods have been applied. Papers reviewed consist of studies that estimate the environmental externalities from agricultural production, evaluate agri-environmental and other related policies and programs, and demonstrate issues related to on-farm resource use and climate adaptation.FindingsDifference-in-differences (DID) and two-way fixed effects methods that utilize the spatial and temporal variation in panel data are widely used to estimate the causal impact of changes in agricultural production and policy on the environment. Utilizing the discontinuities and limits created by agricultural policies and regulations, local treatment effects on land and other input use are estimated using regression discontinuity (RD) or instrumental variable (IV) methods with cross-sectional data.Originality/valueChallenges faced by the food systems have made agricultural sustainability more critical than ever. Over the past three decades, the quasi-experimental approach has become the powerhouse of applied economic research. This review article focuses on quasi-experimental studies on the environmental sustainability of agriculture to provide methodological insights and to highlight gaps in the economics literature of agricultural sustainability.

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“…Agricultural operations in China are dominated by farmers' family operations, and at the same time, they are constrained by the resource endowment of many people and little land [1,2]. Under family operation, farm households are constrained by factors such as land and technology, capital, etc., which make it difficult to carry out large-scale, mechanized, and specialized agricultural production, which is not conducive to the achievement of food security goals [3]. At the same time, along with the depletion of natural resources such as land and the destruction of the ecological environment, traditional agricultural production methods have caused a sudden rise in environmental pressure.…”

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The Impact of Rural Industrial Integration on Agricultural Green Productivity Based on the Contract Choice Perspective of Farmers

Zhang,

2023

Agriculture

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Promoting farmers’ participation in rural industrial integration and driving farmers’ agricultural production with cooperatives and agribusinesses are conducive to realizing cost saving, efficiency, and green production and guaranteeing food security and sustainable agricultural development. Based on the microsurvey data of 1039 grain farmers in Henan Province, China in 2022, this paper examined the impact of contractual choices of farmers’ participation in rural industrial integration on agricultural green productivity while analyzing the mechanism of action by using OLS regression, a causal mediation analysis of instrumental variables, propensity score matching, and two-stage least squares (2SLS). The study found that: (1) farmers’ participation in a contract, driven by cooperatives or agribusinesses to carry out agricultural production, is conducive to improving their agricultural green productivity, but the effect of each main body to drive farmers varies; (2) farmers’ participation in a contract, through cooperatives or agribusinesses to obtain all kinds of agricultural production services—such as agricultural machinery services, agricultural supply services, and technical guidance services—improves the use of agricultural machinery, the standardization of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and other agricultural materials’ use, increases technical guidance, and improves agricultural green productivity. The findings of this paper suggest policy and practical implications for safeguarding food security and promoting sustainable agriculture, as well as enriching research on agricultural productivity.

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The Great Western Development policy: how it affected grain crop production, land use and rural poverty in western China

Cited by 17 publications

References 40 publications

Temporal and Regional Differences and Empirical Analysis on Sensitive Factors of the Corn Production Cost in China

Temporal and Regional Differences and Empirical Analysis on Sensitive Factors of the Corn Production Cost in China

Economic analysis of the environmental sustainability of agriculture: recent studies using quasi-experimental methods

The Impact of Rural Industrial Integration on Agricultural Green Productivity Based on the Contract Choice Perspective of Farmers

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