An Economic Anthropological Analysis Of Durbert's Cattle Farmers

Since the reform and opening up,China’s animal husbandry has developed significantly.However,with the advancement of modernization and marketization,in the process of transition from traditional to modern animal husbandry,some problems are inevitably encountered.How to stabilize and scientifically transition to modernization is a topic of concern to scholars from all walks of life.This article uses the "relationship embedding" in economic anthropology as a theoretical tool,through micro-field research on the economic behavior of Durbert cattle farmers,to discuss the development context and breeding The choices and changes made by cattle farmers in the process of change,and with the help of the production and living practices of cattle farmers to reflect on the experience and lessons in the development of animal husbandry,and explore the effective path of combining national policies with markets and farmers,with a view to China The development of animal husbandry provides new understanding and thinking.Heilongjiang Durbert Mongolian Autonomous County has a long history of animal husbandry.In 2000,after the introduction of Yili dairy products by the government of Durbert,the production chain of“farmers—milk stations—Yili dairy enterprises" led to the economic and social development of the entire city;after the "melamine" incident,a traditional family of cattle farmers The contradiction between one household’s free-range and the modernized market gradually revealed that modern,large-scale and intensive dairy farms came into being;the new production model "Dairy Farms-Yili Dairy Enterprise" requires farmers to cooperate with the farms to become Yili The main milk supply for dairy companies.The cooperation,which should have been a win-win situation,ended in failure,and intensified the contradiction between the two sides,and even affected the development of Durbert’s animal husbandry.This article discusses the following issues by explaining the changes and choices of cattle farmers in the process of adapting to the modernization of animal husbandry,and the analysis of the cooperation events between cattle farmers and pastures:First,in Dulbert Livestock In the history of the tortuous development of the industry,the cultural characteristics of cattle farmers and the impact of animal husbandry on farmers and the development dilemma they face;Second,in the face of the market economy,the logic and Significance;third,the main reason for the failure of the cooperation between the two sides from the perspective of farmers,and the choices and innovations made by cattle farmers in the process of modernization of animal husbandry relying on their own subjective initiative.The transformation of Dulbert’s animal husbandry took place on the basis of certain economic production and the transformation of social relations.Dependence is the essential characteristic of farmers.In the face of increasingly modern animal husbandry,farmers on the fringe of the market,relying on a larger economy is an effective way to ensure long-term stable income.The successful experience of Dependency Milk Station has convinced farmers that Dependency Ranch can also make profits under the shelter of Yili.However,in the new production structure,the main position of the farmer households has been blurred,and it has changed from attaching directly to Yili to attaching to pastures.Shortly after farmers raised or fostered cattle on pastures,a "foot-and-mouth disease" caused heavy losses to farmers and pastures,and the relationship between the two deteriorated,resulting in a crisis of trust.This strained network of relationships in rural communities makes it difficult for farmers to cooperate with pasture,which in turn affects the development of the entire livestock industry.Therefore,in the rural community of Dulbert,the degree of trust in social relations is the guarantee and prerequisite for the success of economic activities.