Which Scale Is Appropriate for the Sustainable Management of Paddy Field?—A Case Study of Jiaxing, China

Xi Zhou, Mao Liu () and Anjiao Ouyang
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Xi Zhou: Department of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Mao Liu: Natural Resources and Planning Bureau of Haiyan County, Jiaxing 314300, China
Anjiao Ouyang: Department of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-16

Abstract: This article aims to explore the appropriate scale for the cultivation of paddy field and its influencing factors in Jiaxing. The stochastic frontier production function and binary logit method were used to calculate the appropriate scale. The results showed: (1) The appropriate management scale of the paddy field in Jiaxing is 10–30 ha. (2) The farmers’ willingness to cultivate paddy field on a large scale was positively correlated with land quality, and their number of years engaged in agriculture. (3) It was negatively correlated with the difficulty of obtaining a loan and the age of the farmers. This research proposed that the government should continue to support the appropriate scale management of paddy field, and promote agricultural modernisation. At the same time, the government should also attach importance to promoting the role of science and technology in agriculture by actively training new generations of professional farmers, promoting land transfer, and implementing the subsidy policy for larger-scale cultivation to create a good environment for farmers to work on an appropriate scale.

Keywords: land use; appropriate scale management; agricultural technical efficiency; stochastic frontier production function; water network plain; policy suggestions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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