Are There Any Undesired Effects of Anti-Land Fragmentation Programs on Farm Production Practices and Farm Input Use?

Lee, Tzong-Haw; Lee, Brian; Su, Yi-Ju; Chang, Hung‐Hao

doi:10.3390/land10020138

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“…It is bound to become a necessary measure for sustainable development in rural areas [ 18 , 19 ]. The functional zoning of land comprehensive consolidation can effectively solve the problem of rural land use, realize the sustainability of land use to ensure food security, and improve the spatial structure of the land by building roads, irrigation facilities and other infrastructure [ 20 , 21 ].…”

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Functional Zoning and Path Selection of Land Comprehensive Consolidation Based on Grey Constellation Clustering: A Case Study of Dongying City, China

Lin

Chen

2022

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The functional zoning of land comprehensive consolidation and the selection of consolidation paths are the key content of the current land and space planning, and it is also an important measure to achieve regional sustainable development. At present, the research system on land comprehensive consolidation is not yet mature. The previous research area is relatively small and not representative, and an effective method system has not been formed. Research on the selection of functional zoning and a consolidation path is also relatively scarce. There is an urgent need to construct the theory and method system of land comprehensive consolidation functional zoning and consolidation path selection. Taking Dongying City in China as an example, this paper constructs a zoning index system from four aspects including natural conditions, location advantages, social economy and land use. The entropy method is used to determine the weights, and GIS spatial data visualization is used to analyze the spatial distribution characteristics of the index system. Based on the analysis, the grey constellation clustering method is used to divide the study area into four types of land comprehensive consolidation functional areas, and the results of functional zoning are adjusted according to the ranking of comprehensive index values, the principle of maximum similarity, and the continuity of natural space. The research results show that: ① There are 10 functional zonings for urban development and ecological protection land consolidation, and the main consolidation path should be the ecological country park consolidation model, which can effectively serve the urban ecological construction. ② There are nine functional zonings for rural development and cultivated land conservation consolidation, and their consolidation path should be based on a comprehensive rural improvement model that enhances the quality of the village and the development, utilization and protection of cultivated land resources. ③ There are 18 functional zonings for cultivated land improvement and ecological protection land consolidation, and the main consolidation path should focus on the cultivated land ecological improvement mode that emphasizes the quality of cultivated land and the improvement of regional ecological functions. ④ There are four functional zonings for ecological conservation and fallow recuperative land consolidation, and their main consolidation path should be the land ecological restoration and improvement model of construction land reclamation, cultivated land ecological conservation, and conversion of farmland to forest and grassland. The research results can provide references for Dongying City to formulate land and space planning, and can be extended to the design of comprehensive land remediation projects in other regions. It is of great significance to promote regional sustainable and scientific development.

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Functional Zoning and Path Selection of Land Comprehensive Consolidation Based on Grey Constellation Clustering: A Case Study of Dongying City, China

Lin

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2022

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Impact of specialized rice production and marketing zoning policy on farmland use in Taiwan

Chang,

Takahashi,

Huang

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Paddy Water Environ

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Impact of the Cultivated-Land-Management Scale on Fertilizer Reduction—Empirical Evidence from the Countryside of China

Song

2022

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Reducing the application of chemical fertilizers can improve the quality and promote the sustainable use of cultivated land, which is part of the green and sustainable development of agriculture. Based on the 2019 China Rural Household Panel Survey data, this article evaluated the impact of cultivated-land-management scale on fertilizer reduction via the OLS regression method. The results showed that, after controlling for other factors, the scale of cultivated land management is a strong factor affecting the intensity of fertilizer application by Chinese farmers. According to the results of quantitative analysis, the amount of fertilizer applied per hectare decreased by 20.6% for every 1 ha increase in the average grain sown area per household. The study also found that employing workers in agricultural production and operation can help achieve the aim of fertilizer reduction, but the fact that the head of the household is male, the increase in total household income and the increase in the proportion of household agricultural labor are not conducive to fertilizer reduction. A mechanism-of-action test showed that the expansion of the scale of cultivated land management can drive the reduction of chemical-fertilizer use by urging farmers to adopt agricultural technology and mechanized fertilization. Extensive research found that the fragmentation of cultivated land increased the amount of fertilizer applied per hectare by farmers. Therefore, the fragmentation of cultivated fields is a barrier to decreasing fertilizer application.

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Are There Any Undesired Effects of Anti-Land Fragmentation Programs on Farm Production Practices and Farm Input Use?

Cited by 4 publications

References 37 publications

Functional Zoning and Path Selection of Land Comprehensive Consolidation Based on Grey Constellation Clustering: A Case Study of Dongying City, China

Functional Zoning and Path Selection of Land Comprehensive Consolidation Based on Grey Constellation Clustering: A Case Study of Dongying City, China

Impact of specialized rice production and marketing zoning policy on farmland use in Taiwan

Impact of the Cultivated-Land-Management Scale on Fertilizer Reduction—Empirical Evidence from the Countryside of China

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