Farmers' seed choice behaviors under asymmetrical information: Evidence from maize farming in China

Using a household survey data collected from four leading maize producing provinces in China, this paper studies the decisions of maize farmers on seed choices and variety portfolios when asymmetrical information exists in the market. Our findings indicate, while farmers generally tend to adopt new...

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Main Authors: Huan-guang QIU, Xiao-bing WANG, Cai-ping ZHANG, Zhi-gang XU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311915613260