The Impact of Mungbean Research in China

List of TablesTable 1. Ten leading provinces of mungbean output in China in 1995 and 2000 9Table 2. Nutrient content of mungbean in various forms 10Table 3. Share of mungbeans in total agricultural imports and exports, 1986–2000 12Table 4. Development of real price for different commodities 17Table 5. Category statistics by season 17Table 6. Test for equality of means of price between seasons 17Table 7. Category statistics by region 18Table 8. Test for equality of means of price between regions 18Table 9.Net present values, benefit and cost returns, and internal rate of returnof mungbean, closed economy 20Table 10. Net present values, benefit and cost returns, and internal rate of returnof mungbean, exporting economy and AVRDC research cost included 21List of FiguresFig. 1. Production trends of dry beans in China, 1986–2000 5Fig. 2. Mungbean production, area harvested and yield, 1986–2000 6Fig. 3. Total grain output in China, 1986–2000 7Fig. 4. Major mungbean growing provinces in China 8Fig. 5. Mungbean production in Henan, 1986–2000 9Fig. 6. Annual per capita mungbean and pulses consumption, 1986–2000 11Fig. 7. Mungbean exports in quantity and value, 1986–2000 13Fig. 8. Mungbean imports in quantity and value, 1986–2000 14Fig. 9. Share of mungbean net exports in total production, 1986–2000 15Fig. 10. Mungbean real price, 1986–2000 16Fig. 11. The basic supply-and-demand model of research benefits 19ii