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Topographic heterogeneity, rural labour transfer and cultivated land use: An empirical study of plain and low‐hill areas in China

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  • Xiang Luo
  • Zuo Zhang
  • Xinhai Lu
  • Lu Zhang

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The relationship between rural labour transfer and cultivated land use has always been a hot topic in academic field and government management. Here, by using the large‐scale survey data of 1,868 farmers from 37 villages in Jianghan Plain and the low‐hill areas in southeastern Hubei province, we investigated the relationship between rural labour force transfer and decision‐making in cultivated land use from the perspective of terrain heterogeneity. The findings indicate that under different terrain conditions, there are significant differences in the decision‐making of farmers concerning cultivated land use, leading to different land use efficiencies in different areas. Specifically, rural labour force transfer enhances land use efficiency in plain areas; however, it does not affect that in the low‐hill areas. In addition, we found that in the plain areas, improving the quality of rural household labour can increase the cultivated land use efficiency, while in low‐hill areas, enhancement of geographical accessibility is the key to improving land use efficiency. La relación entre la transferencia de mano de obra rural y el uso de las tierras de cultivo ha sido siempre un tema candente en el ámbito académico y en la gestión gubernamental. En este estudio se usan los datos de una encuesta a gran escala de 1868 agricultores de 37 aldeas de la planicie de Jianghan y de las zonas premontanas de la provincia de Hubei para investigar la relación entre la transferencia de mano de obra rural y la toma de decisiones sobre el uso de las tierras de cultivo desde la perspectiva de la heterogeneidad del terreno. Los hallazgos indican que, bajo diferentes condiciones del terreno, existen diferencias significativas en la toma de decisiones de los agricultores con respecto al uso de las tierras de cultivo, lo que da lugar a diferentes eficiencias en el uso de la tierra en zonas diferentes. Específicamente, la transferencia de mano de obra rural mejora la eficiencia del uso de la tierra en las planicies, pero sin embargo no afecta a las zonas premontanas. Además, se encontró que en las zonas de planicie, la mejora de la calidad de la mano de obra doméstica rural puede aumentar la eficiencia del uso de las tierras de cultivo, mientras que en las zonas premontanas, la mejora de la accesibilidad geográfica es la clave para mejorar la eficiencia del uso de la tierra. 農村地域の労働移動と農地利用の関連性は、学術分野と行政マネジメントにおいて常に注目の話題となっている。そこで、江漢平原の37の村および湖北省の南東部に位置する丘陵地帯の1,868の農家の大規模調査データを用いて、地域的異質性の観点から、農村の労働力の移動と農地利用の意思決定の関連性を調べる。地域的条件が異なる中で、農地利用に関する農家の意思決定には著明な差があり、地域によって土地利用の効率性が異なることを示す知見が得られた。具体的には、農村の労働力の移動は、江漢平原の地域の土地利用の効率性を高めているが、丘陵地帯の土地利用の効率性には影響を及ぼしていない。さらに、農村部の家事労働の質の改善が土地利用の効率を上昇させるが、丘陵地帯では、地理的なアクセシビリティの改善が土地利用効率の改善のカギであることも分かった。.

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  • Xiang Luo & Zuo Zhang & Xinhai Lu & Lu Zhang, 2019. "Topographic heterogeneity, rural labour transfer and cultivated land use: An empirical study of plain and low‐hill areas in China," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 98(5), pages 2157-2178, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:98:y:2019:i:5:p:2157-2178
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12444
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