Impact of changes in labor resources and transfers of land use rights on agricultural non-point source pollution in Jiangsu Province, China

Lu, Hua; Xie, Hualin

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.11.033

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“…In the second place, whether labour transfer can improve the circulation of cultivated land depends on the willingness of the households for land transfer. The current research is concerned with the influence of the characteristics of farming households and cultivated land transfer costs on the willingness of land transfer of the farmers (Jin & Jayne, 2013;Lu & Xie, 2018;Sklenicka, Janovska, Salek, Vlasak, & Molnarova, 2014). In fact, the differences in terrain of the cultivated land largely affect the willingness of farmers to transfer their land.…”

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Topographic heterogeneity, rural labour transfer and cultivated land use: An empirical study of plain and low‐hill areas in China

Luo

Zuo

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Papers in Regional Science

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The relationship between rural labour transfer and cultivated land use has always been a hot topic in academic field and government management. Here, by using the large‐scale survey data of 1,868 farmers from 37 villages in Jianghan Plain and the low‐hill areas in southeastern Hubei province, we investigated the relationship between rural labour force transfer and decision‐making in cultivated land use from the perspective of terrain heterogeneity. The findings indicate that under different terrain conditions, there are significant differences in the decision‐making of farmers concerning cultivated land use, leading to different land use efficiencies in different areas. Specifically, rural labour force transfer enhances land use efficiency in plain areas; however, it does not affect that in the low‐hill areas. In addition, we found that in the plain areas, improving the quality of rural household labour can increase the cultivated land use efficiency, while in low‐hill areas, enhancement of geographical accessibility is the key to improving land use efficiency.

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Section: |Introductionmentioning

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Topographic heterogeneity, rural labour transfer and cultivated land use: An empirical study of plain and low‐hill areas in China

Luo

Zuo

et al. 2019

Papers in Regional Science

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“…studied the factors influencing farmer willingness to fallow winter wheat, ecological compensation standards and farmers' response to the winter wheat fallow policy in a groundwater funnel area [5,6]. Lu and Xie (2018) find that changes in agricultural labor resources lead to reductions in agricultural labor supply [7]. Su et al (2009) performed a quantitative study on the relationship between the livelihood assets and the livelihood strategies of farm households [8].…”

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Influence of the Farmer’s Livelihood Assets on Livelihood Strategies in the Western Mountainous Area, China

2018

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Abstract:The livelihood strategies of farm households depend on the conditions of their assets, and farm households cope with risks and shocks through portfolios consisting of different types of assets. Thus, discussing the relationship between the livelihood assets and the livelihood strategies of farm households helps in understanding their livelihood conditions and in formulating reasonable poverty reduction policies. Taking Zunyi City, which is located in a western, mountainous area of China, as the study region and using the framework of sustainability analysis, this study first tries to establish the mechanism of the influence of farm household livelihood assets on livelihood strategies, then evaluates different farm household livelihood assets by establishing an evaluation index system for them, and finally conducts an empirical analysis on the influence of farm household livelihood assets on livelihood strategies using a multinomial logit model. The research results indicate the following: (1) natural assets and material assets have a significant negative influence on farm households' choice of livelihood strategies, that is, the more natural assets and material assets that farm households own, the more likely they are to choose livelihood strategies involving engaging in agricultural production; (2) Manpower assets and financial assets have a significant positive influence on farm households' choice of livelihood strategy, namely, the more manpower assets and financial assets that farm households own, the more likely they are to choose livelihood strategies involving engaging in non-agricultural production; (3) Social assets have no significant influence on farm households' choice of livelihood strategy.

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“…Following the adoption of the system for separating the ownership rights, contract rights, and management rights to rural land, short-term behaviors in agricultural production have drawn the attention of Chinese academics. It is generally accepted that at present in China, problems exist with land such as inadequate protection and the low efficiency of land utilization [4] and that a large area of land, a long period of trusteeship, and low specificity of assets purchased [5], among other factors, help to stabilize the expectations of operators [6] and to increase long-term land investment with respect to terracing, afforestation [7], purchase of agricultural machines [8], etc. In addition, factors such as a higher level of education on the part of operators [9] and the inclusion of punishment clauses in contracts are useful to reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides and inhibit short-term behaviors.…”

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“…When the farmer chose the 1-year-trusteeship strategy (1), the social service provider had to choose between long-term behaviors and short-term behaviors, which he would choose depending on returns from the two options, π f a3 and π f a4 respectively, i.e., whichever was the higher one. According to Equations (8) and (10), from π f a3 − π f a4 ≥ 0, we get n ≥ z c s −c l . This result suggests that if the farmer chose the 1-year trusteeship strategy and if the agricultural social service provider thought that their years of trusteeship out of T years are n ≥ T , the social service provider would still choose long-term behaviors; if the contrary was true, they would choose short-term behaviors.…”

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Research on the Relationship between Price Mechanism and Short-Term Behavior in Chinese Farmland Trusteeships

Hou

Chen

2019

Sustainability

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After the policy of separating ownership rights, contract rights, and management rights to rural land, some Chinese farmers entrusted their land to agricultural social service providers. However, at present in land trusteeships, short-term behaviors exist, which are not good for the sustainable utilization of land. This article uses a dynamic game model to analyze the economic reasons for short-term behavior and to explore possible mechanisms. The study's results showed that fluctuations in trusteeship prices encouraged farmers to sign low-price, long-term contracts or high-price, short-term contracts that allowed agricultural social service providers choose short-term behaviors. A variable-price system may avoid short-term contracts as a result of fluctuations in trusteeship prices, allowing both sides to build a long-term stable partnership, encouraging long-term investment in land. To ensure the sustainable utilization of land, it is suggested that both sides adopt a variable price system.

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Impact of changes in labor resources and transfers of land use rights on agricultural non-point source pollution in Jiangsu Province, China

Cited by 122 publications

References 12 publications

Topographic heterogeneity, rural labour transfer and cultivated land use: An empirical study of plain and low‐hill areas in China

Topographic heterogeneity, rural labour transfer and cultivated land use: An empirical study of plain and low‐hill areas in China

Influence of the Farmer’s Livelihood Assets on Livelihood Strategies in the Western Mountainous Area, China

Research on the Relationship between Price Mechanism and Short-Term Behavior in Chinese Farmland Trusteeships

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