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Improving the Economic Decision-Making Capability and Viability of Chinese Wool Textile Mills
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Brown,   Colin G.; Waldron,   Scott A.; Longworth,   John W.; Zhao,   Y.
The successful restructuring of Chinese industries is of immense importance not only for the continued development of China but also to the stability of the world economy. The transformation of the Chinese wool textile industry illustrates well the many problems and pressures currently facing most Chinese industries. The Chinese wool textile industry has undergone major upheaval and restructuring in its drive to modernize and take advantage of developments in world textile markets. Macro level ownership and administrative reforms are well advanced as is the uptake of new technology and equipment. However, the changing market and institutional environment also demands an increasing level of sophistication in mill management decisions including product...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Wool textile mills; Industry transition; Decision-making models; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25696

FOOD SAFETY IN FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD TRADE; CASE STUDY -- BEEF INDUSTRY IN CHINA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Brown,   Colin G.; Waldron,   Scott A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16553

China’s Agricultural Modernisation Program: an assessment of its sustainability and impacts in the case of the high-value beef chain
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Waldron,   Scott A.; Brown,   Colin G.; Longworth,   John W.
China has embarked on a major program to modernise agricultural and agribusiness structures with far reaching implications for rural development, international competitiveness / trade and food safety. There are, however, few studies that examine in detail how the modernisation program has proceeded, its’ sustainability and impacts. This paper aims to provide such as assessment through a series of integrated budget analyses of participants in the modern, high value beef chain. The paper concludes that rather than attempting to skip development phases by fast-tracking the development of modern structures in high-value agrifood chains, China should pursue a more incremental and facilitative approach based around developing structures in mid-value agrifood...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Agriculture; Modernisation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; O12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50784

Reconciling industry policy and comparative advantage: the regional distribution of China’s cattle and beef industry
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Waldron,   Scott A.; Brown,   Colin G.
Much has been written in recent years on ‘local state corporatism’, centre-region relations, government and enterprise reform and on sustainable rural and agricultural development in China. Based on some of the theoretical underpinnings of this literature, and on extensive fieldwork in the full range of administrative levels, this paper presents an institutional approach to one Chinese rural industry. For a number of reasons, the Chinese cattle and beef industry serves as a highly revealing case study. While the industry only began developing along commercial lines in the 1990s, institutional forces have been instrumental, and perhaps more important than market forces, in forging the industry along its particular development path. The paper highlights the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123736

Role of agriculture in the livelihoods of farm households in Tibet
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Brown,   Colin G.; Waldron,   Scott A.
In its ongoing efforts to identify more socially inclusive forms of development that target households in rural areas of Tibet, the Chinese central government has begun to focus more attention and resources on agricultural modernisation and development. Although agriculture continues to play a pivotal role in rural areas of Tibet, the nature of agriculture and rural society is changing.3 This paper first highlights some of the macro‐level changes that are occurring and some of the underlying drivers behind these changes. It then describes a model used to understand farm household systems at a micro‐level for the main agricultural areas of the Yalong river and its tributaries . The models explore the impact of agricultural innovations and changing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100729

A heterogeneous-agent model with district-level constraints: an application to livestock development in Gansu, China
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Komarek,   Adam M.; Waldron,   Scott A.; Brown,   Colin G.
This paper develops a heterogeneous-agent model to assess the impacts of removing lucerne growing subsidies, increasing livestock numbers and including district-level equilibrium conditions on optimal farm plans in the Qingyang district of Gansu Province, China. The model is a five-year dynamic linear program that solves across 96 farm households whilst incorporating district-level constraints. The approach used allows us to observe seasonal variations in incomes, infer the distribution of a policy shock among households and highlight trade patterns at the district level. The results suggest that without lucerne growing subsidies the total area of lucerne grown by all modelled households falls by 18%. Increasing livestock numbers by 25% reduces net...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Heterogeneous-agent model; District-level constraints; Livestock; China.; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100573

Transforming Lives with Livestock-based Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Waldron,   Scott A.; Brown,   Colin G.; Longworth,   John W.
This paper is concerned with improving the livelihoods of rural households in China — especially those involved in ruminant livestock production — in the context of market-oriented reform. Two broad categories of household are considered — diversified households and specialised households. Livelihoods are largely determined first, by the way the households interface with the industries or industry in which they are involved and secondly, by the development paths of these industries. Traditionally, the dominant Chinese approach to industry development is policy rather than market driven. Interventionist policies are introduced that target the construction of production bases with the aim of increasing physical output. At a later stage, attention turns to...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124014

The Integration of Rural Households into Ruminant Livestock Industries in China
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Waldron,   Scott A.; Brown,   Colin G.; Longworth,   John W.
A major determinant of rural development in China is the way by which rural households integrate with rural industries. Three forms of integration – market integration, vertical integration and integration through local groups – are investigated. Policy measures that may facilitate household integration, household specialisation and market segmentation are identified. Findings for the ruminant livestock sector are widely applicable to other agricultural industries in China.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Rural development; Livestock; Markets; Vertical integration; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18; L1.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25318

Building economic decision-making capabilities of Chinese wool textile mills
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Brown,   Colin G.; Waldron,   Scott A.; Longworth,   John W.; Yutian,   Zhao.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113924