Grain Marketing System Reform: A Case Study of a Major Paddy Production County

Abstract

This paper examines the grain marketing system reform by focusing on a case study of Nanfeng County of Jiangxi Province. The paper evaluates the current grain marketing system and analyses the impact of the new grain marketing policy on farmers, consumers and government grain agencies. The study reveals many problems existing in the current grain marketing system and arrangements, and argues for further reform in the grain marketing system and for opening the grain purchasing market.