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An Empirical Analysis of the Role of Forage Product Trade on Grassland Quality and Livestock Production in China

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  • Zhichao Guo

    (School of Economics, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China)

  • Feiyu Qin

    (School of Economics, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China)

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The restoration of grassland ecosystems and the development of the livestock industry in China are constrained by a gap in livestock feed supply and demand. The importation of forage products, as an important means to bridge this feed gap, deserves attention for its relationship with grassland quality and livestock production. This paper empirically examines the relationship between forage products trade and grassland quality, as well as livestock production. The paper uses a cointegration test and error correction model based on data on forage product trade, grassland quality, and livestock production in seven livestock-type regions from 2006 to 2020. The results show that forage product trade has a long-term stable equilibrium relationship with grassland quality in China. The relationships between forage product trade and livestock production in different livestock-type regions are heterogeneous. Among these heterogeneous results, livestock production in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region, Loess Plateau Region, Southwest Mountain Region, and Northeast Region are closely related to forage product trade. It appears that importation of feed reduces pressure on natural grasslands, as well as providing high-quality feed that improves livestock production. The above findings can help explain the characteristics of livestock production in different livestock-type regions in China, as well as provide empirical evidence and new ideas for restoring grassland environments and developing herbivorous animal husbandry.

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  • Zhichao Guo & Feiyu Qin, 2022. "An Empirical Analysis of the Role of Forage Product Trade on Grassland Quality and Livestock Production in China," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-16, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:11:y:2022:i:11:p:1938-:d:958610
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