An exploration of livestock-development policies in western china

Food Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-20

  Komarek, Adam M ^a   Waldron, Scott A ^b   Brown, Colin G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Heterogeneous agent model; Household incomes; Livestock; Policy scenarios

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; FREE TRADE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MODELING; TRADE-OFF;

CHINA; GANSU; QINGYANG;

EID: 80755169030     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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