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Transformation of the Rural Economy in Rubber producing Areas in Southwest China

西南橡胶产区农村经济转型

基本信息

批准号：
391693476
负责人：
Professor Dr. Hermann Waibel
金额：
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依托单位：
National Natural Science Foundation of China
依托单位国家：
德国
项目类别：
Research Grants
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
德国
起止时间：
2017-12-31 至 2020-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/391693476?language=en
关键词：
Transformation Rural Economy Rubber producing

项目摘要

Rural areas in developing countries in Asia underwent significant changes. Productivity in agriculture has increased, commercialization and diversification of the rural economy has taken place and ultimately poverty has declined. At the same time the transformation of agriculture from traditional, self-sufficiency and low input systems to market orientated systems with high external inputs has caused degradation of natural resources and the environment. Furthermore, agriculture has experienced significant outmigration of laborers which has led to the shortage of labor and to major changes in the social life of rural villages. Hence, there is a challenge for research to generate a much better understanding of these processes and to identify ways that can help to minimize downside effects and identifying sustainable development paths. A good example of a rapid transformation of the rural economy in challenging environments is the Dai Autonomous Prefecture (XSBN) of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. The region is typical for the mountainous areas of Southeast Asia especially in the Mekong countries. In this region a diversity of ethnic minority groups can be found who are also present in neighboring countries like Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. As a project member of the a BMBF funded research project Sustainable Rubber in the Mekong Region (SURUMER) the applicant in cooperation with his Chinese research partner have undertaken prior research related to this topic. In particular, a unique panel with two waves in 2013 and 2015 of some 600 rubber farmers in XSBN has been established. The core of this proposal is to enhance the existing panel by adding another panel wave and expand the sample to include also non rubber farmers. With a panel data expanded to three periods the proposed project offers the unique opportunity to generate a deeper understanding of agricultural transformation in less favored and ecologically sensitive regions in developing countries which is based on strong empirical observations and at the same time offers high potential for methodological improvements.

亚洲发展中国家的农村地区发生了重大变化。农业生产力提高了，农村经济实现了商业化和多样化，最终贫穷减少了。与此同时，农业从传统的、自给自足和低投入的系统向以市场为导向的、高外部投入的系统转变，造成了自然资源和环境的退化。此外，农业劳动力大量外流，导致劳动力短缺，农村社会生活发生重大变化。因此，研究工作面临的一个挑战是，如何更好地了解这些进程，并找出有助于尽量减少不利影响和确定可持续发展道路的方法。中国西南部云南省傣族自治州是农村经济在充满挑战的环境中迅速转型的一个很好的例子。该地区是典型的东南亚山区，特别是在湄公河国家。在这一地区，可以找到各种各样的少数民族群体，他们也存在于老挝，缅甸，泰国和越南等邻国。作为BMBF资助的研究项目湄公河地区可持续橡胶（SURUMER）的项目成员，申请人与他的中国研究伙伴合作，进行了与该主题相关的先前研究。特别是，在2013年和2015年，XSBN的约600名胶农组成了一个独特的小组。这项建议的核心是通过增加另一个小组波来加强现有的小组，并扩大样本，将非橡胶农民也包括在内。随着面板数据扩展到三个时期，拟议的项目提供了一个独特的机会，以更深入地了解发展中国家欠发达和生态敏感地区的农业转型，这是基于强有力的经验观察，同时提供了很大的潜力，方法的改进。