2009, ISBN: 9781234155117

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RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 60 pages. Original publisher: Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2009 OCLC Number: (OCoLC)604709604 Subject: Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- China. Excerpt: . . . Figure 4 Indexes of agricultural use, China, 1985-2007 Index ( 1985 100 ) 500 Machinery Fertilizer 400 Agricultural labor All sown area 300 200 100 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2007 Source: Chinas National Bureau of Statistics ( NBS ) data. 7 7 Excluding factors of production, Markets for inputs are largely free and lightly regulated. Seeds are supplied such as land and capital; efforts are by thousands of small seed companies that often repackage seed purchased in currently underway to regulate the bulk and then sell under their own label through small seed and input supply pesticide industry. stores located in villages and townships throughout the countryside. The pesticide industry is similarly atomized and dif cult to regulate. Fertilizer is typically supplied by larger companies, but is frequently sold by private traders with shops in the county seat, rural townships, and villages or by itin-erant traders who visit villages and sell from the back of their trucks. The widespread sale of counterfeit, adulterated, and poor quality farm chemicals, feeds, and veterinary drugs is a major concern for Chinas agricultural and commerce of cials. Marketing State-owned marketing bureaus no longer monopolize agricultural marketing. Many of the marketing bureaus were reborn as agribusiness companies or semiof cial industry associations. Grain marketing includes small private traders and agribusinesses, as well as local and State govern-ment-owned companies. For grains, State marketing companies compete directly with private traders, but have preferred access to Government-owned storage facilities and also are charged with purchasing grain under 8 8 Market reports indicated that recently established price support programs. Many of the local storage facilities formerly ow. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<