The impact of rural laborer migration and household structure on household land use arrangements in mountainous areas of Sichuan Province, China

Guo, Shili; Xie, Fangting; Xu, Dingde; Cao, Sha

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2017.10.009

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“…When all or some of the laborers leave home to work, farmers are more likely to choose the roll out or abandonment of some land plots because there is a lack of laborers for farming. When all laborers do not leave home for work and the number of farming laborers provided by the existing family exceeds what is needed for the land, farmers choose to roll‐in other farmers' land and roll‐out or abandon land plots with high production costs in order to maximize family earnings (Xu et al, ). In addition, as rural laborers leave home to work, the income sources of farmers become diversified and incomes increase.…”

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“…Under the guidance of the sustainable livelihoods approach framework, this study constructed a theoretical framework, which is shown in Figure 1. In this framework, households have five forms of capital: human, social, physical, natural, and financial, which correspond to livelihood strategies (e.g., agriculture-dependent and nonagriculturedependent), agricultural policies (e.g., subsidy policies, preferential 0policies, and interest-free loan policies), and the vulnerability context existing family exceeds what is needed for the land, farmers choose to roll-in other farmers' land and roll-out or abandon land plots with high production costs in order to maximize family earnings (Xu et al, 2017).…”

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Interactions between sustainable livelihood of rural household and agricultural land transfer in the mountainous and hilly regions of Sichuan, China

Guo

Lin

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Research on the sustainable livelihoods of rural households is of great significance in solving rural poverty and promoting the transfer of rural land management rights, which are necessary for realizing better livelihoods and sustainable development. In this study, we used a partial least squares‐structural equation model to systematically explain the interacting mechanisms of livelihood capital, livelihood strategy, and agricultural land transfer in the mountainous and hilly regions of Sichuan, China, based on survey data from 240 rural households. The results are as follows: (a) land transfer characteristics were negatively affected by farmers' livelihood strategies. The higher the proportion of the nonagricultural labor force/livelihood diversity index, the greater the possibility to roll‐out plots. The lower the proportion of the nonagricultural labor force/livelihood diversity index, the greater the possibility to roll‐in plots. (b) Natural capital was directly and negatively affected by livelihood strategy, and indirectly and positively affected by land transfer. (c) Financial capital insurance was indirectly and positively affected by livelihood strategy. Financial capital insurance had a mediating effect: land transfer not only had a direct negative effect on it but also had an indirect effect through natural capital. (d) Financial capital income was directly positively affected by financial capital insurance, and indirectly negatively affected by land transfer and natural capital. Financial capital income had a mediating effect, and livelihood strategy not only had a direct positive effect on it but also had an indirect positive effect via human capital. (e) Physical capital and human capital were directly positively affected by livelihood strategy. (f) Certain moderating effects were observed. Nonagriculture‐dependent farmers had higher physical capital, greater human capital, higher financial capital income, and more area of roll‐out plots than agriculture‐dependent farmers. This study provides theoretical guidance for the formulation of policies for livelihood improvement and sustainable development.

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Interactions between sustainable livelihood of rural household and agricultural land transfer in the mountainous and hilly regions of Sichuan, China

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“…First, all 183 counties in Sichuan Province were presented in descending order according to per capita gross value of industrial output (GVIO) and divided into five equivalent groups. The GVIO was used based on Rozelle [47], who showed that it is one of the best predictors of both living standard and development potential and is often more reliable than net rural per capita income [48][49][50][51]. One county was randomly selected from each group, leaving a total of five counties, Guangyuan, Shehong, Guangan, Jiangyou, and Zigong.…”

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The Impact of Rural Labor Migration on Elderly Health from the Perspective of Gender Structure: A Case Study in Western China

Cao

Liu

2019

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Aging and rural labor migration have become two major demographic features in China. Using data of 400 rural households in Sichuan, China in 2015, this study constructs an ordered probit model containing instrumental variables to analyze the effect of rural labor migration on the health of the elderly in the family, from the perspective of the gender structure of migrant labor. The results indicate that the overall impact of labor migration on the elderly's health is positive, and labor migration in the family has different effects on the health of the elderly by gender. Specifically, the results indicate the following: (1) the joint migration of both male and female labor or the migration of only male labor in a household can have a positive impact; (2) if only female labor migrates, the impact is negative; and (3) although the effect is negative, the migration of only female labor has a more prominent impact on the elderly's self-rated health, whereas the migration of only male labor has a more significant effect on the elderly's activities of daily living. Our findings suggest that the differential influence of labor migration by gender on rural elderly health should be considered to ensure the welfare of the elderly.

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“…These main results have important implications for policymakers with regard to promoting land protection activities, alleviating land resource and environmental pressures, and thus achieving the goal of sustainable land use.Sustainability 2018, 10, 3345 2 of 17 will probably adopt some land conservation practices, in terms of using organic fertilizer and formula fertilizer, and these behaviors may further change their perspectives. Therefore, there are important theoretical and practical reasons for investigating the interrelations among farmers' land protection perceptions, behaviors and farmland quality changes from a microcosmic perspective.Some studies have focused on farmers' willingness to protect their farmland, and the influencing factors [19,20]. The characteristics of farm households and farmlands, as well as land protection policies, are closely related to farmers' perceptions of land protection [7,21,22].…”

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“…Some studies have focused on farmers' willingness to protect their farmland, and the influencing factors [19,20]. The characteristics of farm households and farmlands, as well as land protection policies, are closely related to farmers' perceptions of land protection [7,21,22].…”

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Understanding Farmers’ Perceptions and Behaviors towards Farmland Quality Change in Northeast China: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Liu

Luo

2018

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Farmland protection is the most important land science research issue in developing countries, especially in China, due to serious land degradation. This paper aimed to reveal the causal chain among driving factors, farmers' land protection perceptions, behavioral responses, and land quality change by applying a structural equation model (SEM), based on a cross-sectional dataset of 238 households surveyed, and matched plot soil sample results in the Sujiatun District, in Liaoning province, China. The results show that, compared to internal factors, external factors play more important roles in shaping farmers' land protection awareness which subsequently transfer into land protection behaviors. Various land use behaviors lead to different impacts on land quality, in which the crop planting structure and land input density have dominant effects on changes in the soil nutrient content. The results imply that a stable and reasonable price mechanism for agricultural inputs and outputs is meaningful to land protection. Moderate land circulation would help reduce land fragmentation, develop agricultural modernization, improve production efficiency, and achieve economies of scale. In addition, knowledge, training and environmental policy information on farmland protection play key roles in land conservation activities. These main results have important implications for policymakers with regard to promoting land protection activities, alleviating land resource and environmental pressures, and thus achieving the goal of sustainable land use.Sustainability 2018, 10, 3345 2 of 17 will probably adopt some land conservation practices, in terms of using organic fertilizer and formula fertilizer, and these behaviors may further change their perspectives. Therefore, there are important theoretical and practical reasons for investigating the interrelations among farmers' land protection perceptions, behaviors and farmland quality changes from a microcosmic perspective.Some studies have focused on farmers' willingness to protect their farmland, and the influencing factors [19,20]. The characteristics of farm households and farmlands, as well as land protection policies, are closely related to farmers' perceptions of land protection [7,21,22]. Farmers' age and education positively affect land protection awareness, indicating that older farmers with higher levels of education are more likely to form stronger land protection intentions [23]. A dependence on agricultural income plays a promoting role in farmers' willingness towards land protection [24,25]. A sense of moral responsibility also has a positive effect on land protection cognition. Specifically, farmers are more willing to implement farmland conservation, due to a stronger sense of moral responsibility, implying that land protection policy should be focused on motivating farmers' sense of social responsibility [26]. However, land fragmentation seriously weakens farmers' enthusiasm to protect their farmland [27].According to the theory of planned behavior and relevant empir...

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The impact of rural laborer migration and household structure on household land use arrangements in mountainous areas of Sichuan Province, China

Cited by 103 publications

References 36 publications

Interactions between sustainable livelihood of rural household and agricultural land transfer in the mountainous and hilly regions of Sichuan, China

Interactions between sustainable livelihood of rural household and agricultural land transfer in the mountainous and hilly regions of Sichuan, China

The Impact of Rural Labor Migration on Elderly Health from the Perspective of Gender Structure: A Case Study in Western China

Understanding Farmers’ Perceptions and Behaviors towards Farmland Quality Change in Northeast China: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

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