https://www.scmp.com/rss/324495/feed Wusheng Yu is an associate professor at the Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He conducts research in the areas of international agricultural trade, trade policy, food and agricultural policy, demand analysis, and computable general equilibrium modelling. His recent research focus has been on China’s trade and agricultural policy. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com China’s farm support schemes have heightened tensions on trade with the US and other countries. Policy reforms are ongoing, but more could still be done to increase farm trade and curb excessive high-cost production, while easing burdens on taxpayers and consumers at home, tackling rural poverty and raising farm incomes, as well as ensuring long-term sustainability. With the government setting high minimum prices for its procurement programmes for key commodities, stockpiles have ballooned, as... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2096194/rural-china-will-gain-if-beijing-cultivates-change-farm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2096194/rural-china-will-gain-if-beijing-cultivates-change-farm?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 May 2017 07:46:47 +0000