Impact of agricultural commercialization on dietary diversity and vulnerability to poverty: Insights from Chinese rural households
Citations
Altmetric:
Authors
Date
2023-12
Type
Journal Article
Collections
Fields of Research
ANZSRC::380199 Applied economics not elsewhere classified, ANZSRC::350203 Financial econometrics, ANZSRC::441001 Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment, ANZSRC::350602 Consumer-oriented product or service development, ANZSRC::3801 Applied economics, ANZSRC::3802 Econometrics, ANZSRC::3803 Economic theory
Abstract
In this study, we examine the role of agricultural commercialization in influencing rural households’ dietary diversity and vulnerability to poverty. The instrumental variable (IV)-based approaches, including IV-Poisson and IV-Probit models, are employed to estimate the data collected through the China Land Economic Survey project. The results show that a higher level of agricultural commercialization is positively and significantly associated with higher dietary diversity and lower vulnerability to poverty. The poverty-reduction effect of agricultural commercialization is robust to the adjusted poverty line. Further analysis reveals that increasing the level of agricultural commercialization significantly increases the consumption levels of legumes, fruits, livestock meat, and poultry meat. The findings highlight the importance of linking farmers to markets for commercializing agricultural products, a practical way to improve rural household welfare and reduce the risk of falling into poverty.
Permalink
Source DOI
Rights
© 2023 Economic Society of Australia, Queensland. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Creative Commons Rights
Attribution