Research on the Impact of Agricultural Socialization Services on the Ecological Efficiency of Agricultural Land Use

Ping Li, Lijie He (), Jun Zhang, Huihui Han and Yu Song
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Ping Li: College of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Lijie He: College of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Jun Zhang: College of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Huihui Han: College of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Yu Song: College of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-20

Abstract: This study intends to build a theoretical mechanism of agricultural socialization services for the eco-efficiency of agricultural land use from two paths, namely the agricultural division of labor and technological progress, and empirically calibrate the Tobit model based on the data of the China Family Tracking Survey (CFPS) for 4453 farming households in 23 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) across China. The results of the study show the following: (1) Agricultural socialization services can significantly improve the eco-efficiency of agricultural land use. (2) Hired labor services are more likely to promote eco-efficiency in agricultural land use than farm machinery leasing, especially in major food-producing areas; however, in non-major food-producing areas, the effectiveness of farm machinery leasing services is limited or affected by regional policy differences. (3) In the analysis of the mechanism of agricultural socialization services on the eco-efficiency of agricultural land use, the division of labor in agriculture plays an intermediary role, and the intermediary effect accounts for about 11.4%; however, there is a masking effect of technological progress. This means that China should further develop the role of agricultural socialized services in promoting the ecological efficiency of agricultural land use by developing agricultural socialized service organizations, accelerating the integration of farmers into the modern agricultural division of labor, and promoting the application of green agricultural machinery, among other measures.

Keywords: agricultural socialization services; eco-efficiency; impact mechanisms; mediating effects; Tobit model (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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