China's Livestock Revolution: Agribusiness and Policy Developments in the Sheep Meat Industry (Cabi International)

China is one of the world's largest developing agricultural countries and dominates the international livestock revolution in terms of its aggregate size and growth rate. While the sheep meat industry is still in the early stages of development, it is an excellent example of the upheaval taking place in Chinese agriculture. This book focuses on the growing sheep meat industry while drawing on associated research from other areas of the Chinese livestock section. Using this research, the authors use the sheep meat industry case study to illustrate the broader trends that apply more generally to the Chinese livestock sector, especially in the case of ruminant livestock. Contents 1 China and the international livestock revolution 1.1 China’s role in the international livestock revolution 1.2 Understanding China’s livestock revolution 1.3 The Chinese sheep meat industry as a case study 2 Statistical issues 2.1 Overview of statistics 2.2 Production indicators 2.3 Consumption 2.4 Trade 3 Market forces 3.1 Consumer trends and preferences 3.2 Prices 3.3 Producer incentives 4 Institutional changes 4.1 Horizontal structures 4.2 Vertical structures 4.3 Industry organizations and local groups 4.4 Enterprises 5 Policy initiatives 5.1 Sectoral and industry policies 5.2 Social and environmental policies 5.3 Market support services 5.4 Trade policies 6 Livestock sector developments 6.1 Breeding 6.2 Sheep production 6.3 Live sheep marketing 7 Meat sector developments 7.1 Sheep meat production 7.2 Sheep meat retailing 7.3 Sheep meat catering, dishes and hot pot 8 The revolution continues 8.1 Is the revolution real? 8.2 Is the revolution sustainable? 8.3 Beyond the revolution 8.4 The revolution and international markets 8.5 Concluding comment Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y "Understanding China's livestock revolution requires an in-depth study of the forces at work in the market, policy, institutional and agribusiness environment in rural China. This is achieved through an investigation of the emerging and especially intriguing sheep meat industry. The authors also draw upon their extensive field work based research on other livestock industries in China over the last two decades to enrich the analysis and identify broader trends throughout the livestock sector as a whole. Is is a valuable resource for researchers, policy makers and industry participants concerned with China's ruminant livestock and meat sector."--Jacket