Spatial Characteristics of Transfer Plots and Conservation Tillage Technology Adoption: Evidence from a Survey of Four Provinces in China

Yang Guo, Meiling Cui () and Zhigang Xu
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Yang Guo: School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Meiling Cui: School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Zhigang Xu: School of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing 210095, China

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-15

Abstract: Degradation in farmland quality owing to overuse emphasizes the current need for the adoption of protective technologies to ensure food security and sustainable resource utilization. This study employs plot survey data from Heilongjiang, Henan, Zhejiang, and Sichuan provinces in China to investigate how the spatial attributes of transferred plots influence the current adoption of farmland protection methods, such as deep tillage and straw-returning. Findings reveal that larger or interconnected transferred plots significantly increase the likelihood of farmers adopting conservation tillage technologies. However, the influence of the plot’s location on technology adoption varies among different plots. As the farmland transfer market expands, the spatial features of these plots emerge as critical determinants in the use of protective technologies. This underscores the pressing need for an integrated farmland transfer trading system and strengthened policy measures promoting land consolidation to foster widespread adoption of these conservation strategies.

Keywords: plot spatial characteristic; conservation tillage technology; deep tillage technology; straw returning to the soil; farmland transfer; farmland scale management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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