A Rural Land Share Cooperative System for Alleviating the Small, Scattered, and Weak Dilemma in Agricultural Development: The Cases of Tangyue, Zhouchong, and Chongzhou

Lili Geng, Shaocong Yan, Qi Lu (), Xiaomeng Liang, Yufei Li and Yongji Xue
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Lili Geng: School of Economics & Management, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Shaocong Yan: School of Economics & Management, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Qi Lu: School of Economics, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
Xiaomeng Liang: School of Economics & Management, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Yufei Li: School of Economics & Management, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Yongji Xue: School of Economics & Management, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-17

Abstract: “Small, scattered and weak”, i.e., small-scale arable land holdings, decentralized operation, and weak effectiveness are common agricultural development problems that most developing countries face. Promoting the moderate-scale operation and modernization development of agriculture under the premise of protecting social stability is a complex and systemic process. In the evolution of China’s agricultural business model and land system reform, the Land Shareholding Cooperative System (LSCS) emerged. However, few studies have focused on the relationship between rural land institution innovation and agricultural economic development. We found great potential in this approach in solving the dilemma of “small, scattered, weak” in agricultural development, while protecting farmers’ land property rights. We described the cases of Tangyue, Zhouchong, and Chongzhou in rural China through the research method to illustrate how this occurred. This approach takes full advantage of the combination of “cooperative” and “shareholding” while alleviating the incompatibility of the historical allocation of arable land with urbanization and agricultural development. Balancing the development of factor markets and protecting the welfare of members contributes to its effective implementation. This study provides valuable examples of agricultural development in similar areas and countries.

Keywords: agricultural land; land share cooperative system; agricultural development; property rights; fragmentation; scattered operation; efficiency (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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