Does Labor Aging Inhibit Farmers’ Straw-Returning Behavior? Evidence from Rural Rice Farmers in Southwest China

Zhou, Wenfeng; Yang, Yan; He, Jia; Xu, Dingde

doi:10.3390/land12091816

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“…The moderating variable is the degree of household aging, which in this paper is characterized by the number of elderly members of the farm household as a share of the total number of members, and its moderating effect is measured by generating an interaction term with agricultural socialization services in subsequent calculations [34].…”

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The Impact of Agricultural Socialized Service on Grain Production: Evidence from Rural China

Li,

Chen,

2024

Agriculture

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Although China’s grain production has reached nineteen consecutive harvests, the uncertainty of the current domestic and international environment has put more pressure on further increasing grain production in the future. For the past few years, agricultural socialization services have been crucial in boosting grain production and farmers’ revenue by addressing the issue of land cultivation and farming methods. In this regard, the question of whether and how agricultural socialized services may resolve the present grain production conundrum is extremely practical. Therefore, the study employs the China Rural Revitalization Survey data of 3709 households. Based on the 2SLS model, stepwise regression method, and moderated effects model, it creatively takes into account a variety of agricultural production segments, investigates the mechanism of services on grain production from the standpoint of improved production efficiency and plot concentration, and further examines the effects of aging populations and regional variations in grain production areas. The study found the following: (1) The average proportion of grain production area of farmers in the sample is 49%, and 42% of farmers have purchased agricultural socialization services. (2) Agricultural socialization services can significantly promote farmers’ grain cultivation behavior by facilitating connected transfers in and inhibiting connected transfers out to take advantage of plot concentration, and boosting the use of agricultural machines to enhance output efficiency. (3) The aging of the agricultural population will, to a certain extent, strengthen the promoting effect of agricultural socialization services on grain cultivation. Agricultural socialization services affect grain cultivation more in main grain-producing areas. Therefore, emphasizing the role of agricultural socialization services in accelerating the shift to moderate-scale operations, decreasing the non-grain component of the planting structure, and promoting the implementation of policies tailored to actual production needs are important steps to safeguard the production capacity of grain in different regions.

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The Impact of Agricultural Socialized Service on Grain Production: Evidence from Rural China

Li,

Chen,

2024

Agriculture

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“…For a long time, crop straw has been a primary resource for household cooking and heating in rural areas [1]. Although straw is rich in organic matter that is beneficial to plants and animals, its importance in rural production and people's livelihoods is gradually decreasing due to the optimization of agricultural structures and changes in rural lifestyles [2]. Straw is now primarily used for livestock feed or even to be burned and landfilled [3].…”

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“…In terms of the scale of operation, in 2019, the per capita area of arable land nationwide was still less than 2 mu (1 hectare = 15 mu), and there were still 210 million farm households operating arable land of less than 10 mu on average. Some experts believe that standardized agricultural production and operation modes may greatly increase farmland protection's environmental advantages and farmers' SR behavior [2,17]. Some experts believe farmers' operation plots and SR behaviors have an inverted U-shaped connection.…”

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Land Transfer Contract and Farmers’ Straw-Returning Behavior: Evidence from Rural China

Li,

Huang,

Liu

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Land

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Straw return is a crucial method for utilizing agricultural waste as a resource. Against the backdrop of increasing straw production in China, most scholars focus only on the behavioral decision of whether farmers choose to transfer land. However, few studies have touched on the specific content of the land transfer contract and its impact on farmers’ behavior. This paper innovatively starts from the perspective of land transfer contracts to explore the impact of land transfer contracts on straw return in terms of standardization, stability, and profitability and to make theoretical contributions to the rational use of straw and the protection of arable land resources. Using data from the 2020 China Rural Revitalization Survey (CRRS) database, this study empirically analyzed the effects of different elements of land transfer contracts on straw returns to the field. The results show that: (1) Written transfer contracts are more effective than verbal contracts in encouraging farmers to adopt the straw return behavior. (2) Fixed-term contracts are more stable and can effectively promote farmers' adoption of straw return technology. (3) The remunerative transfer method is more profitable and can effectively encourage farmers to adopt straw return technology compared to the non-remunerative transfer method. (4) Farmers in mountainous areas or with smaller areas of farmland have a lower probability of adopting straw return technology. Therefore, the important role of remunerative, fixed-term, written land transfer contracts in the process of straw return should be emphasized, and the adoption rate of straw return should be increased through differentiated policy guidance and comprehensively promoting the sustainable development of agriculture.

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Farmland transfer contract performance and green production technology adoption among farmers: evidence from a survey of four provinces in China

Cui,

Guo,

2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Does Labor Aging Inhibit Farmers’ Straw-Returning Behavior? Evidence from Rural Rice Farmers in Southwest China

Cited by 5 publications

References 43 publications

The Impact of Agricultural Socialized Service on Grain Production: Evidence from Rural China

The Impact of Agricultural Socialized Service on Grain Production: Evidence from Rural China

Land Transfer Contract and Farmers’ Straw-Returning Behavior: Evidence from Rural China

Farmland transfer contract performance and green production technology adoption among farmers: evidence from a survey of four provinces in China

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