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DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.10.025 |
Certified Organic Agriculture as an Alternative Livelihood Strategy for Small-scale Farmers in China: A Case Study in Wanzai County, Jiangxi Province | |
Qiao, Yuhui1; Martin, Friederike1,2; Cook, Seth3; He, Xueqing1; Halberg, Niels4; Scott, Steffanie5; Pan, Xihe6 | |
2018-03-01 | |
发表期刊 | ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS |
ISSN | 0921-8009 |
EISSN | 1873-6106 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 145页码:301-307 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Peoples R China; Germany; England; Denmark; Canada |
英文摘要 | Organic agriculture can sustain rural development and ease poverty. However, whether it could be a viable pathway to improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in the context of urbanisation and demographic change has been less studied. To understand this, household surveys were conducted in 2007 and 2014 in Wanzai, Jiangxi Province China, where organic farming started in 2000. The results show that organic farming did contribute to higher farm incomes for small-scale farmers ( < 1 ha land) compared to those practicing conventional agriculture, regardless of whether the profitability is measured on a per land unit or per household basis. The annual farmers household net income increased from 2007 to 2014, however, the farm income of small-scale farmers only makes up a minor part of total household income and its percentage becomes less and less over time. For medium-scale organic farmers ( > 1 ha land), the proportion of income from farming was higher (56% in 2007 and 77% in 2014), leading to average farm incomes of USD16,108 in 2014. Among organic farmers, cooperatives members performed better economically than those not in cooperatives. Organic agriculture can ensure stable and sustainable alternative livelihoods, especially in a situation where available land offers opportunities for scaling up. |
英文关键词 | Organic agriculture China Livelihood Small-Scale Farmers |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000424316700025 |
WOS关键词 | FOOD SECURITY ; SYSTEMS |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Business & Economics |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/15857 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.China Agr Univ, Coll Resources & Environm Sci, Beijing Key Lab Biodivers & Organ Farming, Beijing 100193, Peoples R China; 2.Humboldt Univ, Berlin, Germany; 3.Int Inst Environm & Dev, London, England; 4.ICROFS, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark; 5.Univ Waterloo, Dept Geog & Environm Management, Waterloo, ON, Canada; 6.Organ Food Dev Off, Wanzai Cty, Jiangxi, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Qiao, Yuhui,Martin, Friederike,Cook, Seth,et al. Certified Organic Agriculture as an Alternative Livelihood Strategy for Small-scale Farmers in China: A Case Study in Wanzai County, Jiangxi Province[J]. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,2018,145:301-307. |
APA | Qiao, Yuhui.,Martin, Friederike.,Cook, Seth.,He, Xueqing.,Halberg, Niels.,...&Pan, Xihe.(2018).Certified Organic Agriculture as an Alternative Livelihood Strategy for Small-scale Farmers in China: A Case Study in Wanzai County, Jiangxi Province.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,145,301-307. |
MLA | Qiao, Yuhui,et al."Certified Organic Agriculture as an Alternative Livelihood Strategy for Small-scale Farmers in China: A Case Study in Wanzai County, Jiangxi Province".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 145(2018):301-307. |
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