Industrialisation and Rural Livelihoods in China

Taylor & Francis

Industrialisation and Rural Livelihoods in ChinaAgricultural Processing in Sichuan\nAuthor(s): Susanne Lingohr-Wolf\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138972629, 978-1138972629\nSynopsis\nSince the mid-1990s, \""agricultural industrialisation\"" (AI) has been advocated in China to promote rural development by integrating agriculture with the post-harvest sectors such as agro-processing and marketing. Large-scale \""Dragon head enterprises\"" (DHEs) and various forms of rural household associations (RAs) have been particularly promoted as AI organisational models. Drawing on the case study of the sweet potato sector in Sichuan Province, this book investigates their impact on rural livelihoods. Lingohr-Wolf analyses the forms of household linkages with AI organisations, the underlying household incentives to diversify both labour and agricultural production towards AI, and the developmental benefits and potential constr.