作者简介 吴薇Wu Wei, female, was born in Hebei Province, China. Sheobtained a PhD degree in agricultural economics from WasedaUniversity and did her postdoctoral research under a jointprogram between the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development of CAAS and the Agricultural Trade Promotion Center of MARA. Her main research interests cover agriculturalproduction efficiency, rural poverty reduction and international agricultural trade.
目录 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Research Motivation 1.2 Research Questions and Hypotheses 1.3 Significance of the Research 1.4 Research Structure Chapter 2 Research Background 2.1 Rainfed Ecosystem of Rice Production 2.2 Backward Agricultural Practices 2.3 High Incidence of Rural Poverty 2.4 Sample Districts and the Dataset Chapter 3 Determinants of Small-scale Rice Farmers Adoption of High Yielding Varieties under Rainfed Ecosystems inEastern India Using McFaddens Choice Model 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Literature Review: HYV Adoption in India 3.3 Study Area and Dataset 3.6 Patterns of HYV Adoption 3.5 Methodological Framework Empirical Results 3.7 Conclusion Chapter 4 Estimation of Technical Efficiency and Output Growth Decomposition for Small-scale Rice Farms in Eastern India: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Previous Studies on Technical Efficiency of Rice Farms 4.3 Methodological Framework 4.4 Study Area and Dataset 4.5 Empirical Results 4.6 Conclusion Chapter 5 Income Mobility and Pathways Out of Poverty in Rural India: The Case of Giridih and Purulia 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Literature Review: Structural Transformation and Rural Poverty Reduction 5.3 Description of the Study Area and Dataset 5.4 Empirical Findings and Discussions 5.5 Interpreting the Empirical Evidence 5.6 Conclusions Chapter 6 Conclusion 6.1 Summary of the Research 6.2 Responses to the Research Questions 6.3 Policy Recommendation 6.4 Limitations and Future Work Appendix Reference
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