Impact of Off-Farm Employment on Farmland Transfer: Insight on the Mediating Role of Agricultural Production Service Outsourcing
Understanding the effects of the off-farm employment of rural laborers on agricultural land use is essential to promote farmland transfer and enhance rural development in China. This study aims to investigate the direct impact of off-farm employment on farmland transfer and the mediating role of agr...
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| description | Understanding the effects of the off-farm employment of rural laborers on agricultural land use is essential to promote farmland transfer and enhance rural development in China. This study aims to investigate the direct impact of off-farm employment on farmland transfer and the mediating role of agricultural production services outsourcing (APSO) by using the Probit and Tobit model approaches. This study uses field survey data of 960 rural households in 12 counties of the four main grain producing provinces of China. Findings of this study show that off-farm employment has a significant positive effect on the transfer of land out from households and a significant negative effect on the transfer of land into households. Furthermore, APSO has a significant mediating effect on the influence of off-farm employment on farmland transfer behavior. Specifically, APSO can reduce the positive impact of off-farm employment on agricultural land transfer and weaken the negative impact of off-farm employment on agricultural land transfer-in. The findings of our study also show that the mediating effect of different outsourcing of production links services on the impact of off-farm employment on agricultural land transfer is heterogeneous. Based on the findings of the study, it is contended that the APSO can reshape the supply and demand structure of rural land rental markets and policymakers should focus on the role of ASPO in shaping policies to promote land transfer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64e500bf9edf403faa7b17b4808579c02023-11-23T22:21:17ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722022-10-011210161710.3390/agriculture12101617Impact of Off-Farm Employment on Farmland Transfer: Insight on the Mediating Role of Agricultural Production Service OutsourcingCaihua Xu0Qian Wang1Shah Fahad2Masaru Kagatsume3Jin Yu4School of Economics and Management Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, ChinaCollege of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Leshan Normal University, Leshan 614000, ChinaGraduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, JapanCollege of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, ChinaUnderstanding the effects of the off-farm employment of rural laborers on agricultural land use is essential to promote farmland transfer and enhance rural development in China. This study aims to investigate the direct impact of off-farm employment on farmland transfer and the mediating role of agricultural production services outsourcing (APSO) by using the Probit and Tobit model approaches. This study uses field survey data of 960 rural households in 12 counties of the four main grain producing provinces of China. Findings of this study show that off-farm employment has a significant positive effect on the transfer of land out from households and a significant negative effect on the transfer of land into households. Furthermore, APSO has a significant mediating effect on the influence of off-farm employment on farmland transfer behavior. Specifically, APSO can reduce the positive impact of off-farm employment on agricultural land transfer and weaken the negative impact of off-farm employment on agricultural land transfer-in. The findings of our study also show that the mediating effect of different outsourcing of production links services on the impact of off-farm employment on agricultural land transfer is heterogeneous. Based on the findings of the study, it is contended that the APSO can reshape the supply and demand structure of rural land rental markets and policymakers should focus on the role of ASPO in shaping policies to promote land transfer.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/10/1617off-farm employmentfarmland transferagricultural production service outsourcing (APSO)mediating effect |
| spellingShingle | Caihua Xu Qian Wang Shah Fahad Masaru Kagatsume Jin Yu Impact of Off-Farm Employment on Farmland Transfer: Insight on the Mediating Role of Agricultural Production Service Outsourcing Agriculture off-farm employment farmland transfer agricultural production service outsourcing (APSO) mediating effect |
| title | Impact of Off-Farm Employment on Farmland Transfer: Insight on the Mediating Role of Agricultural Production Service Outsourcing |
| title_full | Impact of Off-Farm Employment on Farmland Transfer: Insight on the Mediating Role of Agricultural Production Service Outsourcing |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Off-Farm Employment on Farmland Transfer: Insight on the Mediating Role of Agricultural Production Service Outsourcing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Off-Farm Employment on Farmland Transfer: Insight on the Mediating Role of Agricultural Production Service Outsourcing |
| title_short | Impact of Off-Farm Employment on Farmland Transfer: Insight on the Mediating Role of Agricultural Production Service Outsourcing |
| title_sort | impact of off farm employment on farmland transfer insight on the mediating role of agricultural production service outsourcing |
| topic | off-farm employment farmland transfer agricultural production service outsourcing (APSO) mediating effect |
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