Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5070396 | Food Policy | 2015 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
This study examined the effects of China's grain subsidy program, the largest food self-sufficiency project of all developing countries, on grain-sown areas within the context of liquidity constraints. A large household-level panel was used to evaluate how the subsidy program affected the cultivation schedule of farm households through the relaxation of households' liquidity constraints over a given period. Results suggest that, in general, the grain subsidy program improved farm households' grain planting areas in liquidity-constrained households. This finding provides a more comprehensive understanding of the effects of China's grain subsidy than previous studies have.
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Authors
Fujin Yi, Dingqiang Sun, Yingheng Zhou,