| Author | Zhou, Jun |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AE-93-42 |
| Subject(s) | Agricultural services--China--Jiangsu
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
of Master of Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. AE-93-42 |
| Abstract | This study investigates, describes and analyzes the existence of the
agricultural service in t he Southeast China where rural industry has rapidly
developed since 1980s. Key informant interviews were used to collect
information on the institutional framework under which the agricultural
service is organized . A structured survey for both the village agricultural
station and farmers was used to collect data on economic concerns with the
agricultural service and household farming .
The transaction cost approach to economics together with the theory of
farm management economics were employed for various economic analyses and
discussions. The impacts of the agricultural service were traced in a complex
village economic system.
The results indicate t hat the agricultural service greatly reduces the
high production costs as well as transaction costs caused by diseconomies of
scale in the small scale farming system. It makes small scale farmers possible
to make use of farm machines and other moderTI productive means leading to
sustainable development of agriculture. The results also indicate that the
subsidized agricultural services are provided for labor substitution in
agriculture to satisfy the increasing demand for labor in rural industry, and
that the subsidies spent in agricultural service are traded off by the profit
gained in rural industry.
The micro- level knowledge about the agricultural service, could be
inserted to the macro-level policy formulation regarding agricultural and
rural development in China. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. AE-93-42 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Titapiwatanakun, B. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Upasena, S.H.;Dias, H.D. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Netherlands. |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1993 |