China Agricultural Economic Review: Volume 14 Issue 4

Guest editorial: Agricultural and rural development under the goal of carbon neutrality

Hua Liao, Zhifu Mi

Dual carbon goals and the impact on future agricultural development in China: a general equilibrium analysis

Wei Wei, Qi Cui, Yu Sheng

This paper aims to explore the future path of agricultural development in China toward 2060 under the dual carbon goals, so as to inform better policy choices for facilitating…

Agricultural carbon footprint and food security: an assessment of multiple carbon mitigation strategies in China

Xiangwen Kong, Liufang Su, Heng Wang, Huanguang Qiu

To achieve the dual goals of decarbonization and food security, this paper examines China's carbon footprint reduction in 2050 based on current mitigation strategies.

Agricultural production agglomeration and total factor carbon productivity: based on NDDF–MML index analysis

Hongman Liu, Shibin Wen, Zhuang Wang

Agricultural carbon productivity considers the dual goals of “agricultural economic growth” and “carbon emission reduction”. Improving agricultural carbon productivity is a…

Optimization analysis of grain self-production and import structure based on carbon footprint

Hua Zhang, Fang Zhao, Kexuan Han

The purpose of this paper is to reduce the carbon footprint of food by adjusting the international trade and planting structure and to provide possible ideas for the improvement…

The cost-effectiveness of agricultural greenhouse gas reduction under diverse carbon policies in China

Kai Tang, Chunbo Ma

Mitigating agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is an essential part of China's effort to achieve net-zero emissions. This study assesses the cost-effectiveness of China's…

Spatial governance of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration towards low-carbon transition

Haiyue Fu, Shuchang Zhao, Chuan Liao

This paper aims to promote urban–rural synergy in carbon reduction and achieve the dual carbon goal, reconstruct the low-carbon urban–rural spatial pattern and explore planning…

Climate change adaptation and upland rice yield: evidence from a farm survey in Yunnan, China

Huaiyu Wang, Xi Hu, Shuangquan Yang, Guoquan Xu

The study aims to examine the impact of farmers’ actual adaptations on rice yields in the upland areas of Yunnan province, China.

Off-farm work and rural residential energy transition: a farm-household model and empirical evidence from China

Dingqiang Sun, Xinyue Yang, Huanguang Qiu

This paper aims to examine the role of off-farm work in the rural residential energy transition in China.