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Title | A tale of two countries |
Subtitle | Spatial and temporal patterns of rice productivity in China and Brazil |
Author | You, Liangzhi |
ORCID | http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7930-8814 You, Liangzhi; |
Year | 2008 |
Abstract | "This paper examines differences in the spatial and temporal variations of rice yields in China and Brazil. Our analysis indicates that, in China, rice yields have converged over time and rice production has become increasingly homogeneous. In contrast, rice yields in Brazil have diverged over time, primarily due to variations in upland rice yields. Three hypothetical explanations may account for the different behaviors of rice yields in Brazil and China, namely: 1) differences in production systems (i.e. irrigated in China vs. upland in Brazil); 2) changes in rainfall patterns; and 3) bias in agricultural research and development (R&D) towards irrigated rice. Our empirical analysis supports the first two hypotheses by establishing that: 1) upland rice shows much more variation in yields compared to irrigated rice; and 2) changing rainfall patterns have primarily affected upland rice. We also provide evidence of the bias towards irrigated systems by looking at the patterns of varietal release." -- from Author's Abstract |
Series Name | IFPRI Discussion Paper |
Series Number | 758 |
Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
Place of publication | Washington, D.C. |
Language | English |
Record Type | Discussion paper |
Peer Reviewed - PR or Non-PR | Non-PR |
Subject - country location |
CHINA EAST ASIA BRAZIL SOUTH AMERICA |
Subject - keywords |
Rice productivity Spatial convergence Technology spillover Agricultural research Research and development |
JEL Descriptors |
O33 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences, Diffusion Processes O57 Comparative Studies of Countries Q16 Agricultural R&D, Agricultural Technology, Biofuels, Agricultural Extension Services R12 Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity |
IFPRI Descriptors |
IFPRI1 GRP38 |
IFPRI Division | EPTD |
Related Documents | WIDER Research Paper 2008/30: http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll5/id/881 Journal Article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2010.10.004 |
LOC call number | IFPRIDP00758 |
Physical description | 24 pages |
IFPRI Web link | http://www.ifpri.org/publication/tale-two-countries |
e-book link | http://books.google.com/books?id=yAqGsCEEEdsC&lpg=PR1&ots=Xtp4KuQ3Gk&dq=A%20tale%20of%20two%20countries%20Spatial%20and%20temporal%20patterns%20of%20rice%20productivity%20in%20China%20and%20Brazil&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q=A%20tale%20of%20two%20countries%20Spatial%20and%20temporal%20patterns%20of%20rice%20productivity%20in%20China%20and%20Brazil&f=true |
Times cited-- Google Scholar | http://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_q=Aid+effectiveness+and+capacity+development+Implications+for+economic+growth+in+developing+countries&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=title&as_sauthors=&as_publication=&as_ylo=2008&as_yhi=2008&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C9 |
RePEc Downloads | http://logec.repec.org/scripts/paperstat.pf?h=RePEc:fpr:ifprid:758 |
Requests | mailto:ifpri-library@cgiar.org |
CONTENTdm file name | 9282.cpd |
Date cataloged | 2015-11-11 |
Date modified | 2015-11-11 |
OCLC number | 778452835 |
CONTENTdm number | 9281 |
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CONTENTdm file name | 9250.pdfpage |
Date cataloged | 2015-03-20 |
Date modified | 2015-03-20 |
CONTENTdm number | 9249 |
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