Mechanization outsourcing clusters and division of labor in Chinese agriculture

Despite small landholdings, a high degree of land fragmentation, and rising labor costs, agricultural production in China has steadily increased. If one treats the farm household as the unit of analysis, it is difficult to explain the conundrum. When seeing agricultural production through the lens o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Zhang, Xiaobo, Yang, Jin, Reardon, Thomas
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
Subjects:	agricultural production fertilizers supply balance policies surveys technology farmers labour agriculture harvesters smallholders farm equipment harvesting agricultural mechanization pesticides remuneration rural areas governance
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142768