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Rice Pricing during Organic Conversion of the Honghe Hani Rice Terrace System in China

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  • Moucheng Liu

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China)

  • Qingwen Min

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Lun Yang

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China)

Abstract

In 2002, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization initiated the Globally Important Agriculture Heritage Systems conservation program. Agricultural organic certification, based on traditional environmentally friendly technology, increases farmer income and encourages traditional agricultural heritage. However, during the organic conversion period, farmer income cannot be guaranteed; this period is also a bottleneck for heritage conservation via organic certification. Based on experiences at the Honghe Hani rice terrace system in Yunnan, China, we calculated and compared inputs and outputs of traditional and modern systems during organic conversion and developed a calculation method for determining opportunity costs of agricultural production. We found that the stability of farmer income during conversion can be guaranteed by setting the protective purchasing price at 6.93 CNY/kg, thereby achieving the goal of dynamic conservation of agricultural heritage systems.

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  • Moucheng Liu & Qingwen Min & Lun Yang, 2018. "Rice Pricing during Organic Conversion of the Honghe Hani Rice Terrace System in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-10, January.
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