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889798
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Zhang, Yunhua
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Insights into Chinese agriculture /\ Yunhua Zhang ; [translated by Curtis Evans].
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| Publication Statement
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Singapore :: Springer,, [2018]
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, ©2018
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1 online resource :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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9789811310508
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: 9811310505
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9789811310492
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9811310491
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"Jointly published with Shanghai Far East Publisher, Shanghai, China"--Copyright page.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Chapter 1 Does China Have Enough to Eat -- Chapter 2 The Problem of Food Safety -- Chapter 3 Rural Land System and Rights -- Chapter 4 Can Farming Make Money -- Chapter 5 Who Will Till the Land and How Will They Till It.
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Intro; Foreword I; One China: Building Agricultural Power-The Burden is Heavy and the Road is Long; Foreword II; It is not Easy to Understand Chinese Agriculture; Agriculture and Civilization; Farming Culture, Industrial Culture, and Ecological Culture; Knowledge About Agriculture Must Be Popularized; Translator's Preface; Overarching Aspects to Keep in Mind; Aspects of How This Translation Was Made; Spelling and Usage; Rhetorical Differences Between English and Chinese; Translation Strategies: Domestication or Foreignization?; Important Background Terms and Information; Textual Notes.
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1.1 Food Security: The Most Fundamental Domestic and National Affair1.1.1 What Is Food Security?; 1.1.2 "The Masses Regard Food as Their Prime Want"; a Country Lacking in Food Will Be in Chaos; 1.1.3 Famine Has Never Disappeared from Memory; 1.1.4 Food Security's Big "Success"; 1.2 Food Security-Expectations and Reality; 1.2.1 Grain Is Now Essentially Sufficient; 1.2.2 Grain Imports Have Been Massive; 1.2.3 From Now on, Supply Will Be Difficult to Provide; 1.3 Food Security Under Huge Stress; 1.3.1 Scarce Resources-Land and Water Are Insufficient.
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1.3.2 Large Population-"There Is not Enough Congee to Feed All the Monks"1.3.3 Poor Conditions-Infrastructure Is not Able to Keep Up; 1.3.4 Low Income-Planting Crops Cannot Make Ends Meet; 1.3.5 Insufficient Rewards-Primary Grain-Growing Districts Suffer the Most; 1.3.6 Needs Are Great-People and Biofueled Cars Vie for Grain; 1.3.7 Dangerous Situation-Pressure on International Food Security Is also High; 1.4 How to Guarantee Food Security; 1.4.1 No Slackening on Self-sufficiency in Staple Grains; Overall Balance of Diverse Cereals and Grains; 1.4.2 All-Out Support for Food Security.
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AppendicesBibliography; Two Important Romanized Terms; China's Land Tenure System; Problem Terms; Poetry; Political Terminology; Style; Expression of thanks; Contents; Prologue; Fascinating History of Agriculture; The Neolithic Age: Starting Point of Agriculture; From Slash-and-burn Cultivation to the Use of Iron Plows Pulled by Oxen: The Evolution of Farming Methods; Tales of the Fiery Emperor and Houji (God of Agriculture): The Dawn of Agricultural Civilization; Appreciation of Poems About Agriculture; Agriculture-An Age of Dominance; 1 Does China Have Enough to Eat?
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Taking Key Problems and Key Points into Consideration1.4.2.1 Key Point 1: Water Control; 1.4.2.2 Key Point 2: Land Renovation; 1.4.2.3 Key Point 3: Scientific and Technological Innovation in Agriculture; 1.4.2.4 Key Point 4: Subsidize Farmers to Produce Grain; 1.4.2.5 Key Point 5: Provide Incentives for Main Grain Producing Areas; 1.4.2.6 Key Point 6: Appropriately Raise and Control Grain Prices; 1.4.2.7 Key Point 7: Grain Reserves; 1.4.2.8 Key Point 8: Import Moderately; 1.4.2.9 Key Point 9: Save Grain, Reduce Waste; 2 The Problem of Food Safety.
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This book uses simple economic theories to explain how China's agricultural economic phenomena exists in reality. It also helps the reader to get a clear understanding of economic phenomena, insight into the "hog cycle" and "food safety," as well as other economic and social phenomena. The language of this book is not only easy to understand, but also uses ancient poetry and humor to make the subject interesting, as it speaks to the history and current situation of Chinese agriculture. It also opens a window for the people to read about agriculture. This is a unique book on agricultural science that fills an important gap in works on agricultural science and agricultural economics.
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Agriculture-- China.
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Agriculture.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Agriculture-- Agronomy-- Crop Science.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Agriculture-- Agronomy-- General.
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China.
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| Dewey Classification
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630.951
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| LC Classification
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S471.C6Z4 2018eb
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