Anti-drought measures and their effectiveness: A study of farmers' actions and government support in China

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.12.042

	Anti-drought measures and their effectiveness: A study of farmers' actions and government support in China
	Li, Xiaoyun 1,2; Yang, Yu 1,2; Poon, Jessie 3; Liu, Yi 1,2; Liu, Hui 1,2
刊名	ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
	2018-04-01
卷号	87 页码:285-295
关键词	Farmer households Government support Anti-drought indicators Agricultural income China
ISSN号	1470-160X
DOI	10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.12.042
通讯作者	Yang, Yu(yangyu@igsnrr.ac.cn) ; Liu, Yi(liuy@igsnrr.ac.cn)
英文摘要	In China, the principal actors that are involved in combating drought in agricultural production are farmer households and the government. Prevailing research rarely focuses on both actors. At the same time, the effectiveness of anti-drought measures has been largely evaluated through farmers' anti-drought initiatives. But it is unclear from this literature if such initiatives result in better economic livelihoods. This paper will examine: (i) indicators of government and farmer activities that impact the latter's anti-drought actions, and (ii) the effect of anti-drought actions on farmers' agricultural income. Based on over 1000 household surveys conducted at major grain production areas in the North China Plain, two findings emerge. First, farmers' participation in local village organizations, government financial assistance, local government institutional support, and disaster warnings through multiple media channels positively influence farmers' anti-drought actions. Second, the combined efforts of both farmers and government in mitigating drought as well as labor, factors of production and social capital (local cooperative membership, phone contacts) are significant determinants of agricultural income. This study contributes to the ecological indicators literature by assessing the effectiveness of anti-drought metrics.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[41430636] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41590841]
WOS关键词	CLIMATE-CHANGE ; LOCAL-GOVERNMENT ; NORTHERN CHINA ; POLICY SUPPORT ; ADAPTATION ; HOUSEHOLD ; RISK ; AGRICULTURE ; ETHIOPIA ; STRATEGIES
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
WOS记录号	WOS:000430761100026
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/55057]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Yang, Yu; Liu, Yi
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Coll Resources & Environm, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Univ Buffalo SUNY, Dept Geog, Buffalo, NY 14261 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Xiaoyun,Yang, Yu,Poon, Jessie,et al. Anti-drought measures and their effectiveness: A study of farmers' actions and government support in China[J]. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,2018,87:285-295.
APA	Li, Xiaoyun,Yang, Yu,Poon, Jessie,Liu, Yi,&Liu, Hui.(2018).Anti-drought measures and their effectiveness: A study of farmers' actions and government support in China.ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,87,285-295.
MLA	Li, Xiaoyun,et al."Anti-drought measures and their effectiveness: A study of farmers' actions and government support in China".ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 87(2018):285-295.