China Agriculture -- Montana Lecture
On November 3, in beautiful Bozeman, Montana, Scott Rozelle will be lecturing on how China's economic changes may affect Montana.
Rozelle's lecture is entitled "Demystifying the Mysteries of China: Towards an Understanding of the Wrenching Changes that are Transforming China and How They Will Affect Montana." Rozelle is the Helen Farnsworth Endowed Professor at Stanford University and is senior fellow and professor in the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies. Rozelle is also chairman of the International Advisory Board of the Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy; a co-director of the Agricultural Issues Center at the University of California; and a member of Stanford's new Food, Security and the Environment Program.
"Dr. Rozelle's research focuses almost exclusively on China and is concerned with three general themes: a) agricultural policy, including the supply, demand, and trade in agricultural projects; b) the emergence and evolution of markets and other economic institutions in the transition process and their implications for equity and efficiency; and c) the economics of poverty and inequality."
For more information on this lecture, go here.
Comments (7)
Read through and enter the discussion by using the form at the endM.Lakshmanan - November 29, 2006 12:46 AM
I would like to appreciate parellels between Indian and chinese agriculture
China Law Blog - November 29, 2006 6:09 AM
M. Lakshmanan --
Thanks for checking in. I am not sure if you are saying that there are such parallels or if you are asking me to describe them. I know very little about Chinese agricultural practices and even less about India's. Based on your blog, it is obvious that you know this area so I would love to hear what you have to say on it.
M.Lakshmanan - December 5, 2006 8:03 AM
Unlike western countries the basic staple food grain in china and India is rice and hence I would like to explore on production patterns
Therese - December 5, 2006 5:26 PM
M. Lakshmanan, there are many Western countries where the staple grain is rice. According to the IRRI (International Rice Research Institute, whose website I suggest that you visit), the following are the world's 10 major producers of rice: China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, Philippines, Brazil. Brazil is hardly an "Eastern" country and hardly the only "Western" country to consume rice as a staple -- many Latin American and African countries consume rice on a daily basis.
China Law Blog - December 5, 2006 6:01 PM
Therese --
Thanks so much for stepping in here. I will reluctantly concede that you know more about rice than I do. Not that I don't love it -- it's certainly my staple seeing as how about all I eat is sushi.
M.Lakshmanan - December 6, 2006 9:08 AM
Thank you for your pointers on brazil and others...I do not see any divergence in the list of countries that produce, consume, and trade rice.
Countries like China,India, Indonesia,Thailand share a major chunk of cultivation of rice, both on volume and area basis.
What I refer "western" here are US, Europe and others.(Annote it as western may not bring desired understanding,I accept).
In consumption pattern also Indians and chinese love rice made food items.Since rice is the major crop,the agriculture communities in these countries have similar issues to be dealt with. Meanwhile I shall flash other instances,for a better comprehension of my focus. "Telichery extra - bold" is a internationally popular Indian variety(Tellichery is a village in south India) of black pepper, which is successful with chinese farmers.Arrivals from china make a good impact in International markets.
M.Lakshmanan - December 6, 2006 9:36 AM
Bear with me, there are some spelling mistakes, since I was in a hurry..