The evolution of hog production and potential sources for future growth in China

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dc.contributor.authorXiao, Hongbo
dc.contributor.authorWang, Jimin
dc.contributor.authorOxley, Les
dc.contributor.authorMa, Hengyun
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-27T03:48:17Z
dc.date.available2012-09-27T03:48:17Z
dc.date.copyright2012-08
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractFollowing reforms to the market, China’s hog industry has developed rapidly, however, with social and economic transitions, China’s hog industry is facing challenges which might restrict long-term growth in production. This paper analyzes the changes in regional scale, organization, input factors, and technological progress for China’s hog production over the last few decades. The paper seeks to reveal the sources of hog production growth and provide some suggestions for future development of the hog industry. To achieve these aims, the paper uses stochastic frontier production functions and the Malmquist index to measure total factor productivity (TFP) in the hog industry and decompose TFP into technical efficiency; technological progress; scale efficiency; and allocative efficiency using data for 25 provinces from 1980 to 2008. The results show firstly that; the TFP of hog production increased by 64.3% from 1980 to 2008, and allocative efficiency and scale efficiency improvements played a key role in this TFP growth. In contrast, technical efficiency and technical progress have changed little over this period. Secondly, TFP’s contribution to output was 39.7%, it being less than that of factor inputs to output. Thirdly, the results suggest that the growth of China’s pork production depends mostly on the increase in the quantity of factor inputs, especially feed. As a consequence, the key to ensuring long-term and stable development of China’s hog production would seem to involve focusing on enhancing total factor productivity and changing the pattern of production growth.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationXiao, H., Wang, J., Oxley, L., & Ma, H. (2012). The evolution of hog production and potential sources for future growth in China. Food Policy, 37(4), 366-377.en_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.02.002en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn0306-9192
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/6664
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevieren_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfFood Policyen_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofFood Policy
dc.subjectChinaen_NZ
dc.subjectHog productionen_NZ
dc.subjectDeterminants of growthen_NZ
dc.subjectTotal factor productivityen_NZ
dc.titleThe evolution of hog production and potential sources for future growth in Chinaen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
pubs.begin-page366en_NZ
pubs.elements-id38106
pubs.end-page377en_NZ
pubs.issue4en_NZ
pubs.volume37en_NZ
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