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College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, China

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Journal article
Published: 02 July 2021 in Nutrition
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:This study aims to examine the relations among family income, dietary knowledge, their interaction, and the multiple household dietary diversity indices (HDDIs), including Dietary diversity score (DDS), Entropy index (EI), Shannon equitability index (SEI), Herfindahl index (HI) and Simpson index (SI). : Based on the 24-hour dietary recall data collected from 1,076 rural households in three provinces of Central China, we calculated HDDIs and compared them by different income levels and different dietary knowledge levels. A set of multivariate linear regression were further established and estimated to examine the relations between family income, dietary knowledge, and household dietary diversity. : While the calculation formulas are different, the distributions of the five diversity indices, namely, DDS, EI, SEI, HI, and SI are similar. Family income and dietary knowledge were significantly and positively correlated with various HDDIs (P < 0.01) in addition to HI. Specifically, with a one-unit (ten thousand yuan) income increased, the dietary diversity indices respectively changed by 1.70% (DDS), 1.23% (EI), 0.92% (SEI), -0.62% (HI, reverse), and 0.45% (SI). With a one-point DKI score increased, the dietary diversity indices changed by 0.91% (DDS), 1.33% (EI), 1.29% (SEI), -1.19% (HI, reverse), and 0.81% (SI). The interaction effect of income and dietary knowledge on HDDIs were significantly and negatively correlated with various HDDIs (P < 0.05) in addition to HI. :Our findings indicated that with the increase in income and dietary knowledge, rural residents in China would consume more diversified foods. The was a substitution effect of family income and dietary knowledge on HDDIs; that is, with an increase in family income, the impact of dietary knowledge on HDDIs would decrease. The findings of this study contribute to a better understanding of issues related to the dietary diversity of rural residents in China in the context of rising income and residents’ increasing dietary knowledge.

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Minghui Hou; Ping Qing; Shi Min. Multiple indicators of household dietary diversity in rural China: Effects of income and dietary knowledge. Nutrition 2021, 91-92, 111406 .

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Minghui Hou, Ping Qing, Shi Min. Multiple indicators of household dietary diversity in rural China: Effects of income and dietary knowledge. Nutrition. 2021; 91-92 ():111406.

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Minghui Hou; Ping Qing; Shi Min. 2021. "Multiple indicators of household dietary diversity in rural China: Effects of income and dietary knowledge." Nutrition 91-92, no. : 111406.

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Published: 14 June 2021 in Foods
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Edible seaweed, a nutrient-rich and sustainable food, has a long dietary history in China. To get a better understanding of the seaweed consumption of consumers in China, this study investigates the quantity and trend of seaweed consumption of Chinese residents and employs a Tobit model to examine the effects of urbanization and dietary knowledge on seaweed consumption among residents. The results show an increasing trend of household seaweed consumption in China, including both seaweeds consumed at home (SAH) and seaweeds consumed away from home (SAFH). Households in urban areas consumed more seaweeds on average than those in rural areas. Urbanization promotes total household seaweed consumption, including SAH and SAFH, whilst dietary knowledge has a significantly positive impact on total household seaweed consumption and SAH. The findings supplement empirical evidence on the seaweed consumption behavior of Chinese residents and have important policy implications for further promoting Chinese seaweeds consumption in the context of urbanization and increasing dietary knowledge.

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Jingsi Peng; Shi Min; Ping Qing; Minda Yang. The Impacts of Urbanization and Dietary Knowledge on Seaweed Consumption in China. Foods 2021, 10, 1373 .

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Jingsi Peng, Shi Min, Ping Qing, Minda Yang. The Impacts of Urbanization and Dietary Knowledge on Seaweed Consumption in China. Foods. 2021; 10 (6):1373.

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Jingsi Peng; Shi Min; Ping Qing; Minda Yang. 2021. "The Impacts of Urbanization and Dietary Knowledge on Seaweed Consumption in China." Foods 10, no. 6: 1373.

Nutrition
Published: 09 June 2021 in Frontiers in Nutrition
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Zinc (Zn) is a fundamental micronutrient required by all living organisms. Zn deficiency among children under 5 years, pregnant, and child-bearing women has been identified in developing countries such as Pakistan. Biofortified crops can increase micronutrient levels and decrease deficiencies. Meanwhile, consumer acceptance is essential, given that genetic alterations can occur during biofortification, resulting in changes in sensory traits and the quality of grains. Therefore, the present study focuses on the determining factors for consumer acceptance of Zn-biofortified wheat., an experimental survey was conducted to achieve the study's objectives. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected and analyzed from 203 respondents in the Punjab province. The results regarding sensory perceptions revealed that people attached great importance to the appearance of the chapati prepared with Zn-biofortified wheat. Therefore, they were willing to purchase Zn-biofortified wheat when asked to choose between the conventional wheat and the Zn-biofortified wheat. Moreover, the probit model illustrates that the level of education in the family and having young children aged under 5 years in the household positively impacted the acceptance of Zn-biofortified wheat among the participants. The findings suggest that there is significant scope for promoting Zn-biofortified wheat in the country. It is also imperative to ensure its availability across various regions so that households with weak purchasing power can buy and address their Zn deficiency. Furthermore, policymakers could introduce reforms targeting business communities for food management, keeping Zn-biofortified wheat in the priority stream.

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Muhammad Rizwan; Yueji Zhu; Ping Qing; Debin Zhang; Umar I. Ahmed; Hui Xu; Muhammad A. Iqbal; Abdul Saboor; Arshad M. Malik; Adnan Nazir; Xuelian Wu; Puming He; Azam Tariq. Factors Determining Consumer Acceptance of Biofortified Food: Case of Zinc-Fortified Wheat in Pakistan's Punjab Province. Frontiers in Nutrition 2021, 8, 1 .

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Muhammad Rizwan, Yueji Zhu, Ping Qing, Debin Zhang, Umar I. Ahmed, Hui Xu, Muhammad A. Iqbal, Abdul Saboor, Arshad M. Malik, Adnan Nazir, Xuelian Wu, Puming He, Azam Tariq. Factors Determining Consumer Acceptance of Biofortified Food: Case of Zinc-Fortified Wheat in Pakistan's Punjab Province. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2021; 8 ():1.

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Muhammad Rizwan; Yueji Zhu; Ping Qing; Debin Zhang; Umar I. Ahmed; Hui Xu; Muhammad A. Iqbal; Abdul Saboor; Arshad M. Malik; Adnan Nazir; Xuelian Wu; Puming He; Azam Tariq. 2021. "Factors Determining Consumer Acceptance of Biofortified Food: Case of Zinc-Fortified Wheat in Pakistan's Punjab Province." Frontiers in Nutrition 8, no. : 1.

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Published: 22 May 2021 in Healthcare
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Policies centered to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic have created recessionary economic impacts. Adverse income shocks have caused malnutrition and food insecurity and have increased the need for food assistance. The present study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and investigates the determinants of food security and coping strategies in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Data were collected through the internet and received responses from 370 respondents. The household food insecurity access scale (HFIAS) model was applied to examine food insecurity, and a logit regression model was used to analyze its determining factors. The results illustrate that food insecurity substantially increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Households’ demographics and socioeconomic factors have influence on food insecurity. Households with a large family size and people in quarantine found more food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, while financial assistance played a role in a decline in food insecurity. Households handle the negative income shocks by eating less preferred food and getting support from government and charity organizations. It is suggested that stakeholders and responsible institutes provide financial assistance to support low-income families in order to enhance food security. Furthermore, policymakers should strengthen social safety nets and aid programs such as the Ehsas income program in the province of the country.

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Muhammad Shahzad; Ping Qing; Muhammad Rizwan; Amar Razzaq; Muhammad Faisal. COVID-19 Pandemic, Determinants of Food Insecurity, and Household Mitigation Measures: A Case Study of Punjab, Pakistan. Healthcare 2021, 9, 621 .

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Muhammad Shahzad, Ping Qing, Muhammad Rizwan, Amar Razzaq, Muhammad Faisal. COVID-19 Pandemic, Determinants of Food Insecurity, and Household Mitigation Measures: A Case Study of Punjab, Pakistan. Healthcare. 2021; 9 (6):621.

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Muhammad Shahzad; Ping Qing; Muhammad Rizwan; Amar Razzaq; Muhammad Faisal. 2021. "COVID-19 Pandemic, Determinants of Food Insecurity, and Household Mitigation Measures: A Case Study of Punjab, Pakistan." Healthcare 9, no. 6: 621.

Journal article
Published: 06 April 2021 in Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
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Consumer generally prefer produce with perfect/attractive appearance and reject unattractive produce (e.g., spotted apples, curved cucumbers), which results in global economic and sustainability issues. Researchers are making efforts to find strategies to reduce consumer or retailer waste of unattractive produce. This article aims to study the role of anthropomorphism communication in the marketing of unattractive produce and to identify an empathy-helping underlying psychological mechanism. Three experimental studies found that when unattractive produce is anthropomorphized, the situation of rejection evokes consumer empathy. Feelings of empathy drive consumers to accept and purchase unattractive produce. In addition, the positive effect of anthropomorphism on purchase intentions is moderated by popularity of unattractive produce (e.g., number of shoppers). The effect of anthropomorphism is strengthened when the produce is unpopular, and it is weakened when the produce is popular.

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Tong Chen; Amar Razzaq; Ping Qing; Binbin Cao. Do you bear to reject them? The effect of anthropomorphism on empathy and consumer preference for unattractive produce. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 2021, 61, 102556 .

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Tong Chen, Amar Razzaq, Ping Qing, Binbin Cao. Do you bear to reject them? The effect of anthropomorphism on empathy and consumer preference for unattractive produce. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 2021; 61 ():102556.

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Tong Chen; Amar Razzaq; Ping Qing; Binbin Cao. 2021. "Do you bear to reject them? The effect of anthropomorphism on empathy and consumer preference for unattractive produce." Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 61, no. : 102556.

Journal article
Published: 16 February 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Environmental issues are still challenging and of global concern. To improve the environmental consumption behavior of consumers, this study investigates whether the match between the promotion mode and product type can improve the conceptual fluency of consumers, so as to increase their purchase intention for green products. The results of three experiments reveal that the interaction between promotion mode and product type has a certain impact on the conceptual fluency of consumers, which can, in turn, promote their purchase intention. This research theoretically contributes to the research on green consumption by introducing promotion mode and revealing the mediation effect of conceptual fluency, it also provides some practical implications for alleviating environmental problems.

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Jun Zou; Yifan Tang; Ping Qing; Han Li; Amar Razzaq. Donation or Discount: Effect of Promotion Mode on Green Consumption Behavior. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 1912 .

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Jun Zou, Yifan Tang, Ping Qing, Han Li, Amar Razzaq. Donation or Discount: Effect of Promotion Mode on Green Consumption Behavior. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (4):1912.

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Jun Zou; Yifan Tang; Ping Qing; Han Li; Amar Razzaq. 2021. "Donation or Discount: Effect of Promotion Mode on Green Consumption Behavior." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4: 1912.

Journal article
Published: 28 January 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Micronutrient malnutrition, also known as hidden hunger, continues to affect more than 2 billion people globally. Biofortification, which is a process of breeding staple crops with improved micronutrient contents such as vitamin A, iron, and zinc, offers a cost-effective and sustainable solution in reducing hidden hunger. However, the success of these foods depends on consumer acceptance. In contrast to previous studies, this research focuses on the mechanism of consumer acceptance of biofortified crops that undergo physical changes (i.e., changes in appearance) after biofortification. We use data on 473 Chinese consumers collected through online surveys to examine their purchase intentions for biofortified foods that have visible (vs. invisible) nutrition traits. Using two online surveys, we conduct two studies to reveal the mechanism and antecedents of consumer acceptance of different biofortified foods. In Study 1, we find that consumer purchase intentions vary depending upon the visibility of nutrition traits in biofortified foods. Specifically, consumers exhibit a nutrition-related food neophobia (NFN) regardless of visibility of the nutrition trait in biofortified foods; and a sensory-affective food neophobia (SFN) which is only pronounced when the nutrition trait in biofortified foods is visible. The results of the mediation analysis show that for both types of biofortified foods, NFN mediates consumers’ purchasing intentions. For foods that involve visible changes after biofortification, SFN acts as an additional mediator of consumer purchase intentions. Using ordered logistic regression analysis, we find that both food neophobias have a negative impact on consumer acceptance of biofortified foods. The results of Study 2 confirm our findings and further show that nutrition information moderates the mediation of NFN and SFN, i.e., the negative impact of NFN and SFN on purchase intentions can be reduced by providing nutrition information to consumers. The results of this study have several theoretical and practical implications and are of interest to stakeholders and marketers in the promotion of biofortified foods.

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Amar Razzaq; Yifan Tang; Ping Qing. Towards Sustainable Diets: Understanding the Cognitive Mechanism of Consumer Acceptance of Biofortified Foods and the Role of Nutrition Information. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 1175 .

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Amar Razzaq, Yifan Tang, Ping Qing. Towards Sustainable Diets: Understanding the Cognitive Mechanism of Consumer Acceptance of Biofortified Foods and the Role of Nutrition Information. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (3):1175.

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Amar Razzaq; Yifan Tang; Ping Qing. 2021. "Towards Sustainable Diets: Understanding the Cognitive Mechanism of Consumer Acceptance of Biofortified Foods and the Role of Nutrition Information." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 3: 1175.

Research article
Published: 17 November 2020 in Ecosystem Health and Sustainability
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Improving the wheat yield of countries along the Belt and Road (BR) plays a core role in ensuring global food security. However, little attention has been paid to the wheat yield variation and the determinants across these countries. This paper analyzes wheat yield convergence in countries along the BR using the club-convergence test. The empirical results show that instead of one convergence for all countries along the BR, the wheat yields are converging into three clubs. Furthermore, we investigate the impact of climate change and agricultural production technology on wheat yield convergence, and find that countries along the BR with a one degree Celsius increase in temperature are 36.5% (32.7%) more likely to converge to the high-level yield club. This may be related to the lower frequency of frost and higher photosynthetic capacity of wheat. We also find that a one kilogram increase in fertilizer application per hectare will result in a 0.4% (0.5%) higher probability of countries along the BR converging to the high-level yield club. Countries along the BR should pay more attention to coordinating production technologies and climate change to ensure food security.

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Xiaoheng Zhang; Zhina Wang; Ping Qing; Dieter Koemle; Xiaohua Yu. Wheat yield convergence and its driving factors in countries along the Belt and Road. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability 2020, 6, 1 .

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Xiaoheng Zhang, Zhina Wang, Ping Qing, Dieter Koemle, Xiaohua Yu. Wheat yield convergence and its driving factors in countries along the Belt and Road. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 2020; 6 (1):1.

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Xiaoheng Zhang; Zhina Wang; Ping Qing; Dieter Koemle; Xiaohua Yu. 2020. "Wheat yield convergence and its driving factors in countries along the Belt and Road." Ecosystem Health and Sustainability 6, no. 1: 1.

Journal article
Published: 06 May 2020 in Sustainability
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Pakistan is an agrarian economy confronting both risk and uncertainty. Rural migration to urban and off-farm work is increasing in the country. Off-farm work assists in decreasing risk and uncertainty while technical efficiency is linked with off-farm employment. This research effort aims at investigating the underpinnings of production characteristics, risk, and efficiency across categories of rice farmers, i.e., with and without off-farm work, by developing two stochastic frontier models. Empirical results reveal that both groups of farmers are using inputs in different ways, subsequently production varies across these groups. Farmers in both the categories have common characteristics in terms of production function. Coefficient of family size is positively significant to the group of farmers having off-farm work while negatively associated to their counterparts. High temperature and prevalence of disease found risk increasing factors. Though one group is more efficient, in general both groups are technically inefficient. The short-term policy focus should be diverted to ensuring availability and timely application of inputs to enhance efficiency. In the long run, policy initiatives need to be taken towards rural development by providing employment facilitating social and economic infrastructure, along with focus on Research and Development (R&D) particularly keeping the rice belt in view.

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Muhammad Rizwan; Ping Qing; Abdul Saboor; Muhammad Amjed Iqbal; Adnan Nazir. Production Risk and Competency among Categorized Rice Peasants: Cross-Sectional Evidence from an Emerging Country. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3770 .

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Muhammad Rizwan, Ping Qing, Abdul Saboor, Muhammad Amjed Iqbal, Adnan Nazir. Production Risk and Competency among Categorized Rice Peasants: Cross-Sectional Evidence from an Emerging Country. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (9):3770.

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Muhammad Rizwan; Ping Qing; Abdul Saboor; Muhammad Amjed Iqbal; Adnan Nazir. 2020. "Production Risk and Competency among Categorized Rice Peasants: Cross-Sectional Evidence from an Emerging Country." Sustainability 12, no. 9: 3770.

Journal article
Published: 11 September 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Women’s land ownership plays a noteworthy role in improving various development indicators, including her own wellbeing and children’s food and nutrition security. However, the literature linking women’s access to land rights to the nutritional security of children in Pakistan is limited, even though it is a country facing enormous challenges of childhood malnutrition and gender discrimination. This paper contributes to the existing literature on the benefits of empowering women by studying the association and pathways between women’s land rights and child nutrition, using the 2012–2013 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey. The ordinary least squares (OLS) regression results indicate that women’s individual land ownership and women’s autonomy in large-scale family purchases have a positive impact on children’s food and nutrition security (FNS). The results of quantile regression (QR) show that these effects are more pronounced in cases of children with severe stunted growth. In addition, a structural equation model shows that the positive relationship between women’s land ownership and child nutrition is partially mediated by women’s increased decision-making power in large-scale household purchases. Our research concludes that ensuring women’s land rights can improve women’s autonomy, which can be an effective policy tool that not only improves women’s welfare but also improves their children’s nutritional security.

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Azka Rehman; Qing Ping; Amar Razzaq. Pathways and Associations between Women’s Land Ownership and Child Food and Nutrition Security in Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 3360 .

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Azka Rehman, Qing Ping, Amar Razzaq. Pathways and Associations between Women’s Land Ownership and Child Food and Nutrition Security in Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (18):3360.

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Azka Rehman; Qing Ping; Amar Razzaq. 2019. "Pathways and Associations between Women’s Land Ownership and Child Food and Nutrition Security in Pakistan." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 18: 3360.

Articles
Published: 22 May 2019 in Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal
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The agriculture sector is confronting numerous types of risk. Like other crops’ farmers, rice growers are also facing multifarious challenges, including production and environmental risk. On the one hand, they are suffering from water shortage. On the other hand, if a flood occurs, there is no proper water reservation management, especially in developing countries. Global warming is another erotic topic for agriculture sustainability. To address the growers’ perceptions and their attitudes toward such types of risks, a farm base survey was carried out, and rice farmers were investigated in Pakistan. Methods of equally likely certainty equivalent and risk matrix were applied to investigate the farmers’ risk perceptions and attitude. A probit model was also used to estimate the factors that influence farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward risks. The outcomes of the study show that flood, input high prices, increasing temperature, and crop diseases are the perceiving risks among rice farmers. Different types of socio-economic factors are influencing farmers’ risk perceptions and their attitudes, such as age, education level, a distance of farms from rivers, and non-farm income. This study provides valuable information to the policymakers and concerning authorities to apprehend agricultural risks among rice farmers and farming sustainability, especially in developing countries.

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Muhammad Rizwan; Qing Ping; Abdul Saboor; Umar Ijaz Ahmed; Debin Zhang; Zhou Deyi; Li Teng. Measuring rice farmers’ risk perceptions and attitude: Evidence from Pakistan. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal 2019, 26, 1832 -1847.

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Muhammad Rizwan, Qing Ping, Abdul Saboor, Umar Ijaz Ahmed, Debin Zhang, Zhou Deyi, Li Teng. Measuring rice farmers’ risk perceptions and attitude: Evidence from Pakistan. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal. 2019; 26 (7):1832-1847.

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Muhammad Rizwan; Qing Ping; Abdul Saboor; Umar Ijaz Ahmed; Debin Zhang; Zhou Deyi; Li Teng. 2019. "Measuring rice farmers’ risk perceptions and attitude: Evidence from Pakistan." Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal 26, no. 7: 1832-1847.

Journal article
Published: 19 February 2019 in Science of The Total Environment
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Pakistani farmers are using groundwater at an increasing rate to supplement their irrigation needs. This practice has led to overexploitation of groundwater in the country, resulting in many negative externalities and increased resource costs. In response to the growing water shortage, the informal groundwater markets in the arid and semi-arid regions of Punjab have gradually emerged. These markets are believed to improve the fair distribution of groundwater and encourage more efficient use of agricultural water. This study aims to investigate these claims through conducting a field survey of 120 farmers that are further divided into three groups i.e. buyers, self-users cum sellers, and self-users (control group). Further, the study employed a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach to estimate the water use efficiency of all three type of groundwater actors. The study findings show that water buyers are mostly small farmers who do not own tube wells, hence buy water from tube well owners (large farmers). The study also found that groundwater markets improve the equity of water access to some extent, as water is transferred from large farmers to small farmers. The results of DEA analysis show water buyers and water sellers are more efficient in using water than the control group, making buyers the most efficient of all groups. Therefore, participation in water markets appears to be improving the WUE of farmers. The results of single bootstrapped truncated regression show that participation in water markets and access to extension services can improve WUE, while off-farm income and the diesel tube wells can reduce WUE in the study area. However, government could play an important role here through introducing groundwater regulations and improving water use efficiency for sustainable and equitable distribution of water among water users.

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Amar Razzaq; Ping Qing; Muhammad Asad Ur Rehman Naseer; Muhammad Abid; Mumtaz Anwar; Iqbal Javed. Can the informal groundwater markets improve water use efficiency and equity? Evidence from a semi-arid region of Pakistan. Science of The Total Environment 2019, 666, 849 -857.

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Amar Razzaq, Ping Qing, Muhammad Asad Ur Rehman Naseer, Muhammad Abid, Mumtaz Anwar, Iqbal Javed. Can the informal groundwater markets improve water use efficiency and equity? Evidence from a semi-arid region of Pakistan. Science of The Total Environment. 2019; 666 ():849-857.

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Amar Razzaq; Ping Qing; Muhammad Asad Ur Rehman Naseer; Muhammad Abid; Mumtaz Anwar; Iqbal Javed. 2019. "Can the informal groundwater markets improve water use efficiency and equity? Evidence from a semi-arid region of Pakistan." Science of The Total Environment 666, no. : 849-857.

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Published: 01 January 2019 in Chinese Journal of Engineering Science
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Jing Zhou; Ping Qing. Study on Quality Evaluation of Domestic Agricultural Machinery Equipment: An Analysis Based on the Farmer Survey Data from Central China. Chinese Journal of Engineering Science 2019, 21, 60 -66.

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Jing Zhou, Ping Qing. Study on Quality Evaluation of Domestic Agricultural Machinery Equipment: An Analysis Based on the Farmer Survey Data from Central China. Chinese Journal of Engineering Science. 2019; 21 (5):60-66.

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Jing Zhou; Ping Qing. 2019. "Study on Quality Evaluation of Domestic Agricultural Machinery Equipment: An Analysis Based on the Farmer Survey Data from Central China." Chinese Journal of Engineering Science 21, no. 5: 60-66.

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Published: 25 April 2017 in The Chinese Economy
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Wuyang Hu; Ping Qing; Linda Cox. Marketing of Hawai’i Food Products in China. The Chinese Economy 2017, 50, 157 -167.

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Wuyang Hu, Ping Qing, Linda Cox. Marketing of Hawai’i Food Products in China. The Chinese Economy. 2017; 50 (3):157-167.

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Wuyang Hu; Ping Qing; Linda Cox. 2017. "Marketing of Hawai’i Food Products in China." The Chinese Economy 50, no. 3: 157-167.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2016 in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
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Cotton farmers have to deal with various kind of environmental and production risks. Risk attitude and perceptions play an important role in shaping farmers' decision regarding farm operations and management of exposed risks. Research on various aspects of managing risks in developing countries is few. Hence, keeping in view the research gap, this study aims to investigate the farmers' attitude and perceptions of various kinds of risks to which cotton crop is exposed in Pakistan. This study is based on a farm household survey of 480 farmers in six cotton belt districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. Equally Likely Certainty Equivalent (ELCE) and risk matrix methods are used to determine risk attitude and risk perceptions respectively. In addition, factor affecting farmers' attitude and perceptions are also analyzed by using probit model. The findings of the study revealed that that majority of farmers are risk averse in nature and reported flood, excessive rainfall, increased incidents of crop diseases and higher input prices as major risks exposed to their cotton crop. Furthermore, study found that age, education, location, off-farm income and access to market information are the factors which significantly (either positively or negatively) affect the farmers' risk perceptions and attitude. Study provides useful firsthand information to researchers and policy makers about the local understanding of risks to cotton crop in a developing country which could be used for research on farmers’ adaptation to exposed risks.

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Muhammad Amjed Iqbal; Qing Ping; Muhammad Abid; Syed Muhammad Muslim Kazmi; Muhammad Rizwan. Assessing risk perceptions and attitude among cotton farmers: A case of Punjab province, Pakistan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2016, 16, 68 -74.

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Muhammad Amjed Iqbal, Qing Ping, Muhammad Abid, Syed Muhammad Muslim Kazmi, Muhammad Rizwan. Assessing risk perceptions and attitude among cotton farmers: A case of Punjab province, Pakistan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2016; 16 ():68-74.

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Muhammad Amjed Iqbal; Qing Ping; Muhammad Abid; Syed Muhammad Muslim Kazmi; Muhammad Rizwan. 2016. "Assessing risk perceptions and attitude among cotton farmers: A case of Punjab province, Pakistan." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 16, no. : 68-74.

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Published: 23 November 2015 in Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie
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China is the world largest red grape wine consuming country. Using data from a recent survey conducted in three diverse cities in China, this study examines Chinese consumers’ expenditure and preferences for wine for both self-consumption and gifting. Results indicate that in addition to price, Chinese consumers looked for other wine attributes such as brand and color but there are significant regional differences in wine preference and expenditure. On average, Chinese spend more on gift wines than for their own consumption. Increase in self-consumption contributed significantly to increases in gifting but the reverse effect was much weaker. Factors contributing to self-consumption and gifting are different and sometimes the effects were completely opposite such as consumers’ experiences with wine, the role of wine advertisement, and the occasions when wine was consumed. Implications are drawn for wine standards and classification policies and for wine producers and marketers in China as well as around the world.La Chine est le plus important pays consommateur de vin rouge au monde. À l'aide de données tirées d'un sondage récent réalisé dans trois villes chinoises, nous avons examiné les dépenses et les préférences des consommateurs chinois pour des vins destinés à la consommation personnelle et pour offrir en cadeau. Les résultats de notre étude indiquent que, outre le prix, les consommateurs chinois s'intéressent à d'autres critères, tels que le cépage et la couleur, et que les préférences et les dépenses pour les vins varient considérablement d'une région à l'autre. En règle générale, les Chinois achètent plus de vins pour offrir en cadeau ou que pour leur consommation personnelle. La hausse de la consommation personnelle a largement contribué à la hausse des vins achetés pour offrir en cadeau, mais l'effet inverse est beaucoup moindre. Les facteurs qui motivent la consommation personnelle et l'offre de vins en cadeau diffèrent. Certains facteurs, tels que l'expérience des consommateurs en matière de vin, le rôle de la publicité sur les vins et les occasions de consommation de vins, peuvent avoir des effets opposés sur les deux types de consommation. Les résultats de notre étude pourront contribuer à l’élaboration de normes de qualité et de politiques de classification des vins et servir aux producteurs de vin et aux spécialistes du marketing en Chine et partout dans le monde.

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Ping Qing; Aiqin Xi; Wuyang Hu. Self-Consumption, Gifting, and Chinese Wine Consumers. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie 2015, 63, 601 -620.

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Ping Qing, Aiqin Xi, Wuyang Hu. Self-Consumption, Gifting, and Chinese Wine Consumers. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie. 2015; 63 (4):601-620.

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Ping Qing; Aiqin Xi; Wuyang Hu. 2015. "Self-Consumption, Gifting, and Chinese Wine Consumers." Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie 63, no. 4: 601-620.

Journal article
Published: 05 August 2015 in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
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This paper investigates farmers' willingness to participate in Best Management Practices (BMPs) through a proposed Water quality trading (WQT) program in Kentucky. This analysis includes two parts: the first part is to investigate the factors influencing farmers' current usage of BMPs; the second part is to estimate farmers' willingness to implement BMPs given different levels of compensation given in a survey. The results show that farmers who participate in the conservation programs are more likely to use BMPs, but these farmers may not accept the offer to implement additional BMPs. Farmers' experiences about BMPs are more likely to persuade them to adopt additional BMPs than the level of compensation. The results find that using riparian buffers, fencing off animals and building up waste storage facilities are responsive to the levels of compensation offered.

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Hua Zhong; Ping Qing; Wuyang Hu. Farmers' willingness to participate in best management practices in Kentucky. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 2015, 59, 1 -25.

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Hua Zhong, Ping Qing, Wuyang Hu. Farmers' willingness to participate in best management practices in Kentucky. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 2015; 59 (6):1-25.

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Hua Zhong; Ping Qing; Wuyang Hu. 2015. "Farmers' willingness to participate in best management practices in Kentucky." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 59, no. 6: 1-25.

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Published: 30 May 2014 in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
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Recreational horseback riding is an important, but less studied, component of human interaction with the natural environment and often occurs alongside other outdoor recreational activities. Using choice experiment data collected from a survey conducted in Kentucky, this study assesses rider preferences and economic values associated with various equestrian trail attributes for daylong horseback riding trips in rural trail systems. Results indicate that while individuals have different opinions, trail attributes such as length of trail, scenic views, and travel distance from home all have significant economic implications. In addition, riders prefer trails that are restricted for horse riding only. Willingness to pay estimates of all attributes increase substantially when the travel cost to reach the trail is also considered. Policy implications on maintaining current and creating new trails in a multi-user setting are given, such as the opportunities for separating horseback riders from other users while still providing other beneficial attributes like options for longer trails and scenic views to all groups.

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Wuyang Hu; Ping Qing; Jerrod Penn; Marie Pelton; Angelos Pagoulatos. Rider preferences and economic values for equestrian trails. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 2014, 58, 1154 -1172.

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Wuyang Hu, Ping Qing, Jerrod Penn, Marie Pelton, Angelos Pagoulatos. Rider preferences and economic values for equestrian trails. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 2014; 58 (7):1154-1172.

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Wuyang Hu; Ping Qing; Jerrod Penn; Marie Pelton; Angelos Pagoulatos. 2014. "Rider preferences and economic values for equestrian trails." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 58, no. 7: 1154-1172.

Journal article
Published: 06 May 2014 in Sustainability
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Product harm crisis has become a serious issue in the business world today irrespective of the crisis mitigating strategies adopted to remedy the harm. The purpose of the study is to determine whether national culture shapes consumer reactions to crisis response strategies as a result of variation of consumers’ perceptions the affected firm’s moral responsibility. The study considers a comparison of 303 marketing-based Chinese and Sri Lankan students. Findings of independent sample t tests and Analysis of variance (ANOVA) suggested that consumers’ moral perceptions vary significantly between China and Sri Lanka in response to crisis response strategies revealing a new insight in the crisis mitigating literature. A wounded company has to launch a super effort response in Sri Lanka whereas the voluntary recall response in China is sufficient in a crisis in order to maintain moral reputation. Moreover, the study reveals that implementation of an inappropriate strategy leads to significant financial and moral reputational loss to a company. Therefore, the study recommends companies choosing culture-specific response strategies in order to protect moral reputational status and to make the market sustainable.

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Ganganee C. Samaraweera; Chongguang Li; Ping Qing. Mitigating Product Harm Crises and Making Markets Sustainable: How does National Culture Matter? Sustainability 2014, 6, 2642 -2657.

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Ganganee C. Samaraweera, Chongguang Li, Ping Qing. Mitigating Product Harm Crises and Making Markets Sustainable: How does National Culture Matter? Sustainability. 2014; 6 (5):2642-2657.

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Ganganee C. Samaraweera; Chongguang Li; Ping Qing. 2014. "Mitigating Product Harm Crises and Making Markets Sustainable: How does National Culture Matter?" Sustainability 6, no. 5: 2642-2657.

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Published: 29 April 2014 in China Agricultural Economic Review
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate Chinese consumers’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for fair trade coffee given different amount of product information. Although coffee is becoming more popular in China, the concept of fair trade is often found unfamiliar to most Chinese consumers. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 564 consumers were interviewed in Hubei, China. The key survey question asked consumers’ willingness to purchase a cup of fair trade coffee compared to a traditional cup of coffee. A modified payment card approach was used to elicit WTP. Before answering the purchase question, respondents were randomly assigned to one of three different information scenarios: basic definition, impact on sustainability and the environment, and information including both environmental and social implications. Findings – Results indicated that consumers were generally willing to pay additional amount for fair trade coffee. Information played an important role in determining what types of consumers were responsive to fair trade coffee. Furthermore, the amount of information provided and consumer WTP did not follow a linear relationship. Practical implications – Results obtained in this study are useful for coffee marketers to better target their promotion strategies. Originality/value – In contrast to China's fast growing coffee market, little is known about consumer preferences and far less on fair trade coffee. This study is the first of its kind to understand Chinese consumers’ preferences for coffee in general and for fair trade coffee in specific.

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Shang-Ho Yang; Ping Qing; Wuyang Hu; Yun Liu. Product information and Chinese consumers’ willingness-to-pay for fair trade coffee. China Agricultural Economic Review 2014, 6, 278 -294.

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Shang-Ho Yang, Ping Qing, Wuyang Hu, Yun Liu. Product information and Chinese consumers’ willingness-to-pay for fair trade coffee. China Agricultural Economic Review. 2014; 6 (2):278-294.

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Shang-Ho Yang; Ping Qing; Wuyang Hu; Yun Liu. 2014. "Product information and Chinese consumers’ willingness-to-pay for fair trade coffee." China Agricultural Economic Review 6, no. 2: 278-294.