How Does the Control of Grain Purchase Price Affect the Sustainability of the National Grain Industry? One Empirical Study from China

Zhiqiang Liu, Hejun Liang, Dongping Pu, Fei Xie, E Zhang and Qi Zhou
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Zhiqiang Liu: School of Economics and Management, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai 201701, China
Hejun Liang: College of Engineering Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
Dongping Pu: Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Fei Xie: School of Finance, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China
E Zhang: Guizhou Key Laboratory of Big Data Statistics Analysis, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Qi Zhou: School of Information Management and Engineering, Fintech Research Institute, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-21

Abstract: As one of the most important grain protection policies in China, the minimum purchase price policy prevents the fluctuation of grain output and protects the interests of farmers by regulating the prices of major grain varieties. For developing countries with a shortage of agricultural resources, represented by China, an in-depth study on the implementation effect and public satisfaction of this policy is of great significance for promoting the sustainable development of the grain industry. Based on the interest demands of the government, farmers, grain enterprises and consumers, this paper constructs a policy satisfaction evaluation model based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process and Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation. The research shows that the implementation effect of this policy has promoted the sustainable development of China’s grain in four aspects: improving farmers’ enthusiasm for planting, optimizing the structure of supply and demand, reducing the adverse impact of disasters, and ensuring the steady increase of output. However, due to the differences in natural resources and folk customs, the implementation effect of this policy varies in different regions.

Keywords: Grain; Minimum purchase price policy; Hierarchical fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model; Industrial sustainability; Public satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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