Irrigation, agricultural performance and poverty reduction in China

Food Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-52

  Huang, Qiuqiong ^a   Rozelle, Scott ^a   Lohmar, Bryan ^b   Huang, Jikun ^c   Wang, Jinxia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Fixed effects; Income; Irrigation; Poverty; Production

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; INCOME; IRRIGATION; RURAL ECONOMY;

EID: 30044451868     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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