In China, there are millions of small holders. Compared with the large scale farmers in developed countries, the farmers in China faced significantly higher production costs, such as higher labor cost, higher fertilizer price. Especially recently years, the prices of food crops have been decreased. Even though the prices of maize, wheat and rice had kept relatively higher. The gap of food prices between China and foreign countries was becoming wider. However, the income of farmer is still lower, compared with the returns of economic crops. How to improve the income of small holder farmers is very important for the future of China's food security and sustainable production of food crops.
In China, there are millions of small holders. Compared with the large scale farmers in developed countries, the farmers in China faced significantly higher production costs, such as higher labor cost, higher fertilizer price. Especially recently years, the prices of food crops have been decreased. Even though the prices of maize, wheat and rice had kept relatively higher. The gap of food prices between China and foreign countries was becoming wider. However, the income of farmer is still lower, compared with the returns of economic crops. How to improve the income of small holder farmers is very important for the future of China's food security and sustainable production of food crops.