Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Maximilian Kardung Author-Workplace-Name: Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands Author-Name: Dušan Drabik Author-Workplace-Name: Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands Title: The European Union's circular bioeconomy: What do the indicators tell us? Abstract: Prior studies have noted the importance of measurement tools that track the contributions of the circular bioeconomy and other developments towards sustainable development. In this study, we examined the EU-27 as a whole and found that its circular bioeconomy, measured by the 41 indicators we used, generally progressed over the period 2004-2021. Research and development personnel and Persons employed in circular economy sectors were ranked as the most progressing indicators over the studied period, together with Patent applications to the European Patent Office, which supports the idea that the circular bioeconomy uses novel technologies and requires research to develop them. Keywords: biomass, development, framework, pattern, sustainable Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 199-206 Volume: 70 Issue: 5 Year: 2024 File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/age-202405-0001_the-european-union-8217-s-circular-bioeconomy-what-do-the-indicators-tell-us.php File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202405-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:70:y:2024:i:5:id:195-2023-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Pan Liu Author-Workplace-Name: Management Science and Engineering, School of Information and Management Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China Author-Name: Bin Zhao Author-Workplace-Name: Logistics Engineering Management, School of Information and Management Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China Author-Name: Haodong Tang Author-Workplace-Name: Logistics Engineering Management, School of Information and Management Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China Author-Name: Jiamin Zhu Author-Workplace-Name: Management Science and Engineering, School of Information and Management Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China Title: Subsidy policies for the grain supply chain considering postharvest loss of grain and agricultural pollutant emission in China Abstract: To reduce agricultural pollutant emission (APE) and postharvest loss of grain (PHLG), the Chinese government enacted a series of subsidy policies; however, the profit-oriented supply chain members are seriously lacking or reducing APE and PHLG efforts. To address this issue, we considered as the research objective a grain supply chain consisting of a producer, a retailer and the government. We proposed the concept and functional expressions of supply chain members' reduction efforts for APE and PHLG. We then proposed two main variables: the environmental innovation subsidy coefficient and the quantity attenuation factor of grain. According to the actual situation, four investment subsidy models were proposed. The results showed the following: i) supply chain members' equilibrium prices and incomes were negatively correlated with the degree of the producer's APE effort regardless of whether the supply chain members were investing in PHLG technology; ii) when the government subsidises APE and PHLG technology for other supply chain members, the government should stop subsidising the retailer's inputs in reduction loss technology to ensure that the government's own interests are not damaged; iii) the government's income was restricted by the degree of its subsidising of other supply chain members. This study provides a theoretical support for the government to formulate appropriate policies to reduce APE and PHLG, which is important for maintaining national food security. Keywords: agricultural non-point source pollution, environmental innovation subsidy, grain loss, policy recommendations, quantity attenuation factor Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 207-225 Volume: 70 Issue: 5 Year: 2024 File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/age-202405-0002_subsidy-policies-for-the-grain-supply-chain-considering-postharvest-loss-of-grain-and-agricultural-pollutant-em.php File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202405-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:70:y:2024:i:5:id:221-2023-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jianghong Xu Author-Workplace-Name: School of Economics, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China Author-Workplace-Name: Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, P. R. China Author-Name: Chenguang Wang Author-Workplace-Name: School of Economics, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China Author-Name: Xukang Yin Author-Workplace-Name: School of Economics, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China Author-Name: Weixin Wang Author-Workplace-Name: School of Economics, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China Title: Digital economy and rural household resilience: Evidence from China Abstract: Enhancing the resilience of rural households against the impacts of risks and moulding their enduring strength despite modest scale holds paramount contemporary significance for a multitude of developing nations, including China. This study uses the microdata of the China Labor-Force Dynamics Survey (CLDS), systematically measures the rural household resilience index for the first time, analyses the impact of the digital economy on the resilience of rural households, and dissects the group differences and mechanism of action. We found that from 2012 to 2018, the Chinese rural household resilience index had significant differences in time and space, and village market, gentry assistance, economic organisation, and income from collective operation were the most important indicators affecting the rural household resilience index. The improvement of the digital economy index, to some extent, suppressed the improvement of the rural household resilience index. Meanwhile, heterogeneity analysis suggested that depending on family size and housing property rights, the impact of the digital economy on the resilience of rural households will be divided. Moreover, mechanism analysis showed that the digital economy further affected the resilience of rural households through the employment comprehensive effect, income structure effect and member security effect. Keywords: China Labor-Force Dynamics Survey, digital technology, index system, random forest algorithm, resilience measurement Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 244-263 Volume: 70 Issue: 5 Year: 2024 File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/age-202405-0003_digital-economy-and-rural-household-resilience-evidence-from-china.php File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202405-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:70:y:2024:i:5:id:317-2023-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Genjin Sun Author-Workplace-Name: School of Business and Tourism, Sichuan Agricultural University, Dujiangyan, P. R. China Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Essex, Colchester, the United Kingdom Author-Name: Yanxiu Liu Author-Workplace-Name: Research Institute of Economics and Management, Southwest University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, P. R. China Author-Name: Yurong Zhu Author-Workplace-Name: School of Business and Tourism, Sichuan Agricultural University, Dujiangyan, P. R. China Title: Target price policy and rural household income: Evidence from China Abstract: Agricultural subsidy policy can improve the planting enthusiasm of rural households by increasing their income. It is of great significance to assess and summarise the effect of the soybean and cotton target price subsidy policy and to determine future policy direction. Using the national rural fixed-observation point socioeconomic survey data from 2009 to 2017, the study employed the difference-in-differences (DID) method to evaluate the impact of the target price policy (TPP) on rural household income in China. TPP had no significant impact on the total income of rural households. Specifically, TPP increased the farm income of rural households but simultaneously reduced the wage income and had no significant impact on the other income. Moreover, the impact of TPP on rural household income varied with the planting scale and income level; the effect of TPP was strong among the non-poor or scale operation rural households. TPP implementation affected rural household farm and wage income by affecting farmers' allocation of working time and cost input. Therefore, implementing TPP should consider farmers' participation in non-farm employment, further adjust the subsidy intensity and scope, and combine direct subsidies with the poverty reduction effect in poor areas. The contribution of this article is to explore the implementation effect of target price subsidy policies from the perspective of farmers' income, to deconstruct farmers' income, and explore the mechanism of policy action. This paper provides a theoretical basis and policy inspiration for China to improve and adjust the agricultural subsidy policy, mobilise farmers' enthusiasm to cultivate, and ensure national food security. Keywords: agricultural subsidy policy, difference-in-differences, farmers' income, influence mechanism, labour income allocation Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 226-243 Volume: 70 Issue: 5 Year: 2024 File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/age-202405-0004_target-price-policy-and-rural-household-income-evidence-from-china.php File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202405-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:70:y:2024:i:5:id:386-2023-AGRICECON