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The decline of household pig farming in rural southwest China: socioeconomic obstacles and policy implications
Culture & agriculture : bulletin of the Anthropological Study Group on Agrarian Systems • 32 (2) • Published In 2010 • Pages: 61-77
By: Jian, Li.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of household pig raising in a village in southwestern China to understand why pig raising is on a decline despite China’s increased demand for pork. While the price of pork has been increasing, farmers do not see an increase in profits because the profits are instead going to the slaughterhouses, pig traders, and retail shops. Other disincentives to raising pigs include increases in veterinarian expenses, diseases, and government taxes and fees. Furthermore, households are short on labor as young members seek employment in cities. Finally, the use of chemical fertilizers has replaced the need for animal manure.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Domesticated animals
- Applied animal science
- Animal by-products
- Meat packing industry
- Refuse disposal and sanitary facilities
- Production and supply
- Income and demand
- Price and value
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Han Chinese
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- East Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2021
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 2006-2007
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1996-2007
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Southwest region, People's Republic of China
- NotesAdditional notes
- Li Jian
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-77)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91660180
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- China--Social life and customs