Adoption of intercropping among smallholder rubber farmers in Xishuangbanna, China

doi:10.1080/14735903.2017.1315234

	Adoption of intercropping among smallholder rubber farmers in Xishuangbanna, China
	Min, Shi 1; Huang, Jikun 2,3; Bai, Junfei 4; Waibel, Hermann 1
刊名	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
	2017
卷号	15 期号:3 页码:223-237
关键词	Rubber intercropping adoption Xishuangbanna
ISSN号	1473-5903
DOI	10.1080/14735903.2017.1315234
通讯作者	Waibel, Hermann(waibel@ifgb.uni-hannover.de)
英文摘要	While the expansion of rubber plantations in the mountainous areas of Southern China has contributed to poverty reduction among the indigenous ethnic groups, the concerns about the associated negatives on ecosystems and sustainable development of livelihoods is rising. One of the measures suggested to reduce environmental and economic risks is rubber intercropping. This study uses cross-section data of some 600 rubber farmers in Xishuangbanna, as a basis to develop four empirical models in order to analyse adoption of intercropping at farm and at plot level. Our study shows that only a small proportion of rubber farmers have adopted intercropping, with tea being the most frequently adopted intercrop. However, we also find that intercropping is an important source of income for the household in the lower income category. Intercropping adoption is affected by ethnicity, household wealth and family labour. The choice of intercrops depends on the nature of rubber plots, the age of rubber trees and geography. This study contributes to a better understanding of the transformation path from rubber monoculture to more diversified, rubber-based agroforestry systems and thus can provide important information for agricultural extension services charged with the promotion of sustainable rubber-based livelihood systems in the Mekong area.
资助项目	German Federal Ministry of Education and Research ; FKZ[01LL0919A] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[71333013]
WOS关键词	SOUTHWEST CHINA ; LAND-USE ; MENGLUN TOWNSHIP ; TOBIT ANALYSIS ; SRI-LANKA ; AGRICULTURE ; PLANTATIONS ; SYSTEMS ; PERCEPTIONS ; TECHNOLOGY
WOS研究方向	Agriculture
语种	英语
出版者	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000401522600001
资助机构	German Federal Ministry of Education and Research ; FKZ ; National Natural Science Foundation of China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/64510]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Waibel, Hermann
作者单位	1.Leibniz Univ Hannover, Inst Dev & Agr Econ, Hannover, Germany 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Chinese Agr Policy, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Peking Univ, China Ctr Agr Policy, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.China Agr Univ, Coll Econ & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Min, Shi,Huang, Jikun,Bai, Junfei,et al. Adoption of intercropping among smallholder rubber farmers in Xishuangbanna, China[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY,2017,15(3):223-237.
APA	Min, Shi,Huang, Jikun,Bai, Junfei,&Waibel, Hermann.(2017).Adoption of intercropping among smallholder rubber farmers in Xishuangbanna, China.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY,15(3),223-237.
MLA	Min, Shi,et al."Adoption of intercropping among smallholder rubber farmers in Xishuangbanna, China".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY 15.3(2017):223-237.