Rural Industry Revitalization Can Be Energized by Land Transfer: A Case Study in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, 2013–2022

Yaqun Yu, Tao Lang, Min Pan, Qiming Dai, Youshun Liu, Yanjing Huang, Xueming Lu, Luyi Sun () and Ziyou Wang ()
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Yaqun Yu: The Research Base for Humanity Spirit and Social Development of Revolutionary Areas in Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi, and Their Border Areas, Baise University, Baise 533000, China
Tao Lang: College of Agriculture and Food Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000, China
Min Pan: School of Science and Technology, The Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
Qiming Dai: School of Politics and Public Administration, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006, China
Youshun Liu: School of Politics and Public Administration, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006, China
Yanjing Huang: School of Politics and Public Administration, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006, China
Xueming Lu: School of Politics and Public Administration, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006, China
Luyi Sun: The Research Base for Humanity Spirit and Social Development of Revolutionary Areas in Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi, and Their Border Areas, Baise University, Baise 533000, China
Ziyou Wang: Department of Real Estate and Planning, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6UD, UK

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 16, 1-19

Abstract: The Chinese government has vigorously promoted the transfer of land use rights, aiming to promote the scale, intensification, and efficiency of agricultural operations and achieve rural industry revitalization (RIR). However, whether and how land transfer energizes RIR remains unclear. Taking five representative cities (Nanning, Guigang, Baise, Fangchenggang, and Guilin) in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region as a case study, we quantificationally characterized RIR during 2013–2022 using eleven variables and land transfer using three difference indices. We evaluated the contribution of land transfer to RIR and compared it among cities. Results showed that all five cities in Guangxi displayed an increasing trend of land transfer and RIR over the last decade. The increase in RIR was largely contributed by the improvement in infrastructure construction and industry convergence, and, to a lesser extent, by the enhancement in agricultural production efficiency. There was a strong city-specific correlation between RIR and the land transfer indices, indicating a beneficial role of land transfer in RIR. Structural equation modeling further indicated that land transfer promoted RIR, likely through facilitating infrastructure construction, enhancing industry convergence, and improving agricultural production efficiency. These results provide strong evidence that the transfer of land use rights can promote RIR and practical reference for advancing farmers’ well-being and the overall goal of rural revitalization in the future. The framework and the methodology proposed here are applicable elsewhere in China and other countries where scattering allocation of land resources represents a key limitation to agricultural production and economic development.

Keywords: rural industry revitalization; land transfer; industry convergence; agricultural production efficiency; principal component analysis; structural equation modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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