Small farms constitute most of the world's farms and are a central focus of sustainable
agricultural development. However, the relationship between farm size and production …

Agricultural subsidies lead to changes in the use of chemical fertilizer by farmers. Using data
from a household survey conducted annually by the Rural Economy Research Center of the …

As China is the world's largest producer, importer, and consumer of agricultural products, the
new agricultural subsidy policy has significant implications for the global agricultural market …

When the wage rate is low, a labour-intensive production method is chosen. Since it is costly
to monitor hired labourers in agriculture, small-scale farms dependent on family labour are …

The farm size and productivity debate has been limited by the focus on land or labor
productivity, generally showing respective productivity advantages to smaller or larger sized …

As the locus of political power, state is widely acknowledged to play an important role in
achieving Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in food security. However, the …

Food insecurity can be considered as a significant cause to instability in some regions
around the world. Grain production utilizes a multiple of inputs, such as: water resources …

China's farmland rental markets have brought new strategies to improve farmland quality by
adopting conservation tillage (CT) and improving family welfare. In the existing literature …

Agricultural intensification, through increased yields, and raising incomes, through
enhanced labor productivity, are two dimensions prioritized for sustainable agricultural …

CONTEXT With labour migration to cities, Chinese agriculture is witnessing the emergence
of business farming and an enlargement in farm sizes. Farm size enlargement triggers a …