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| Huang, Jikun; Wu, Yunhua; Yang, Zhijian; Rozelle, Scott; Fabiosa, Jacinto F.; Dong, Fengxia. |
| With rapid income growth, dairy production and consumption in China have increased significantly. This emergence of the dairy sector will provide opportunities for farmers to participate in a high-value, potentially more lucrative enterprise. The overall goal of this paper is to analyze the major determinants of farmers’ participation in dairy production. Our main question is whether or not the pace of the emergence of the dairy processing industry has affected the ability of farmers to participate in dairy production and whether or not it has limited the expansion of their herd size. Based on household, village and processor surveys conducted in the Greater Beijing region, our analysis shows that the location of dairy processing firms is one of the key... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: China; Dairy processing; Dairy production.. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42741 |
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