Chinese
and Finnish Experts' Opinions on Multifunctional Agriculture and its
Relation to Agricultural Policy; Finnish Sociey of Science and Letters,
Tiura Foundation
Time
2006-2007, Budget 11,400 euro
The aim is to identify the concept of multifunctional agriculture (or
the multiple
roles of agriculture) in the two countries which are not normally
associated
with the same political agenda with regard to agriculture:
China
and
Finland
We will compare the views of
experts in
both countries on the concept of MFA. In carrying out this task we aim
to
1. find out
whether the
elements of MFA are regarded in the same way in
China
and
Finland
,
2. find out which
elements
may show a difference in importance and extract some common component
from
among elements, and
3. discuss the reasons for the results and suggest ways to bridge the
gap in
order to create a deeper and better understanding of the different functions of agriculture in both
countries. Results from interview of 24 Finnish
experts and
38 Chinese experts’ opinions on
elements of multifunctional agriculture (MFA) are compared through a
cross-table analysis method to test the significance of the
difference.
Researcher: Chen Qiuzhen
Project responsible: John
Sumelius
Publications:
Chen, Q. and Sumelius, J. 2008. Empirical Analysis of Experts’ Perspectives on the Multi-functionality of Agriculture in China and Finland. International Journal of Agricul-tural Resources, Governance and Ecology 2008 (IJARGE) Vol. 7, No. 6:469-490.
Chen, Q Arovuori, K. and Sumelius, J. 2008. Development of Policies for Multifunctional Agriculture in China and Finland. Agrarian Perspectives XVII, Prague September 16-17 2008.
Chen, Q., Li Chenggui and Sumelius, J. 2007. Summary of Viewpoints in Domestic and Overseas Research into Agricultural Multifunctionality. China Rural Survey 2007, issue 3.http://scholar.ilib.cn/A-zgncgc200703008.html and http://www.51kj.com.cn/news/20070721/n121498.shtml
Chen, Q. and Sumelius, J. 2006. Comparative Study of Chinese and Finnish Experts’ Opinions on Multifunc-tional Agriculture. Discussion paper no. 13, Department of Economics and Management, 18 p Chen Q. and Sumelius, J. 2007. A Literature Review on Multifunctional Agriculture Published in China Rural Survey in June,2007.