The Evolutionary Game in Regulating Non-Agricultural Farmland Use within the Integrated Development of Rural Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Industries

Liang Cheng, Huimin Huang, Yong Sun, Zhicui Li () and Hongyan Du ()
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Liang Cheng: School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 102488, China
Huimin Huang: School of Public Administration, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Yong Sun: School of Public Administration, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Zhicui Li: Business School, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830017, China
Hongyan Du: Institute of Data Science and Agricultural Economics, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: Food security is a cornerstone of national development, and farmland protection and rationale are crucial for its assurance. However, integrating primary, secondary, and tertiary industries (IPSTI) in rural areas places significant pressure on farmland, threatening food security. This paper employs an evolutionary game model to explore how effective IPSTI can be achieved through stakeholder cooperation, ensuring rational farmland use under strict protection policies. The results reveal eight local equilibrium points in the game model, which can achieve asymptotic stability under varying conditions. Additionally, the behavioral parameters of local governments significantly impact their regulatory strategies for the non-agricultural use of farmland. When benefits increase, or penalties are strengthened, local government regulatory initiatives increase, constraining the behaviors of other participants. The village committee’s support strategy is influenced by benefits and costs, requiring a balance between promoting local economic development and minimizing non-agricultural use of farmland by enterprises. Enterprises’ decision-making primarily depends on the trade-off between the benefits and costs of non-agricultural use of farmland. The core findings of this study provide a crucial theoretical basis and decision support for formulating farmland protection policies and promoting industrial integration.

Keywords: integration of primary, secondary and tertiary industries; non-agricultural use of farmland; land use; land policy; evolutionary game (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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