Household-level effects of China's Sloping Land Conversion Program under price and policy shifts

Land Use Policy

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 36-44

  Komarek, Adam M ^a   Shi, Xiaoping ^b   Heerink, Nico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; Farm household model; Grain prices; Livestock; Sloping Land Conversion Program

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRICE; COMMODITY PRICE; CROP PRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INCENTIVE; LAND USE PLANNING; LIVESTOCK FARMING;

CHINA; GANSU;

EID: 84901431174     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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