The impacts of land fragmentation on irrigation collective action: Empirical test of the social-ecological system framework in China

Wang, Yahua; Zang, Liangzhen; Araral, Eduardo

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.06.005

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“…The development of rural tourism has improved the living environments in the countryside and brought certain economic benefits to farmers, but it has also become an arena where various forces compete for land. In this process, collective agricultural land as the main carrier must be transformed into tourism sites, and this inevitably necessitates the transfer of land rights and power [1,2]. The transfer of rural land is defined as the redirection of rural land management rights without changing its agricultural use.…”

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Does Culture Affect Farmer Willingness to Transfer Rural Land? Evidence from Southern Fujian, China

Zou

Wang

2021

Land

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This research explored the impact of culture on farmer willingness to transfer rural land. Data from 30 interviews and 537 valid survey questionnaires were collected in three villages in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China that are representative of typical Southern Fujian culture. First, a qualitative analysis was conducted based on interview data using NVivo11. Thereafter, a quantitative analysis using structural equation modeling was completed. The results of the field interviews indicated that cultural, economic, and individual factors were the three main influences on willingness of farmers to transfer land. Cultural factors were further classified into folk, religious, language, and family cultures. Religious belief culture had a significant negative impact on farmer willingness to transfer land, while language, family, and folk cultures had significant positive associations with farmer land transfer intentions. It was found that rural culture had a significant influence on farmer willingness to transfer land. The findings will help in developing a more comprehensive theoretical framework for research on this topic.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Does Culture Affect Farmer Willingness to Transfer Rural Land? Evidence from Southern Fujian, China

Zou

Wang

2021

Land

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“…The experiment showed that through drip irrigation under the mulch to grow cotton soil, the average salt content of the farming layer of each village decreased from 1.87 g/L to 0.53 g/L, and the villages on the edge of the desert had more serious salinization, such as Tupaoying. The decrease in salinity was also the most obvious, with a decrease of 1.55, indicating that the salinization of the soil was significantly improved [36][37][38]. To a certain extent, the development and utilization of surface water and groundwater were reduced, so as to achieve the purpose of water conservation.…”

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Analysis of Ecological and Economic Benefits of Rural Land Integration in the Manas River Basin Oasis

Liao

Wang

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Land

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Land consolidation is an effective means of promoting the regularization of fragmented arable land, optimizing the allocation of land resources and improving the environment in farming areas, as well as an important means of increasing the economic returns of farming households, and it is important to scientifically assess the ecological and economic benefits of agricultural land consolidation. In this study, participatory rural assessment (PRA) was used to investigate, in detail, the meaning, satisfaction and changes in farmland rehabilitation before and after implementation. The accuracy of the remote sensing data was verified through an experiment on the net cultivation coefficient. We used a sample of 447 farmers from nine villages in Manas County to study the differences in plot area, crop unit value, income and irrigation before and after the farmers’ integration. We found that, after the integration of farmland, the cultivated area increased significantly, the crop unit yield increased by at least 42.66%, the average income of farmers increased by a value of RMB 4324/ha and the water savings were all higher than 7.18 m3/ha. At the same time, after the integration of farmland, the number of plots was significantly reduced, the arable land became more regular and the microclimate of the farmland improved significantly. The government and individuals should follow the concept and construction requirements of the “community of life in mountain, water, forest, lake, grass and sand”, consider the economic and ecological benefits of land consolidation, ensure the quality of farmland ecosystems, actively explore new models of land consolidation and stimulate the economic vitality of rural areas.

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“…The scale of collective action was based on studies carried out by Dhakal et al (2018) and Wang et al (2020).…”

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Impact of institutional constraints on participatory irrigation management: The regulating role of moral obligation*

Liu

Yang

Tang

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Irrigation and Drainage

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Participatory irrigation management is key to realizing the virtuous circle in which irrigation facilities are used and managed in rural China. Therefore, it is essential to explore the key factors influencing participatory irrigation management. This paper innovatively analyses the impact of external institutional constraints and internal moral obligation of farmers on participatory irrigation management by using a structural equation model (SEM) and drawing on survey data from 1543 householders in the Yellow River basin. The results indicate that: (i) generally, both institutional constraints and moral obligation have significant positive impacts on collective action in participatory irrigation management; (ii) moral obligation plays an active regulating role in the process of institutional constraints affecting collective action; (iii) collective action contributes positively to the performance of participatory irrigation management. This paper shows that institutional constraints and moral obligation need to be taken into account in participatory irrigation management, and these considerations can offer some insights into governments in managing irrigation systems.

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The impacts of land fragmentation on irrigation collective action: Empirical test of the social-ecological system framework in China

Cited by 46 publications

References 43 publications

Does Culture Affect Farmer Willingness to Transfer Rural Land? Evidence from Southern Fujian, China

Does Culture Affect Farmer Willingness to Transfer Rural Land? Evidence from Southern Fujian, China

Analysis of Ecological and Economic Benefits of Rural Land Integration in the Manas River Basin Oasis

Impact of institutional constraints on participatory irrigation management: The regulating role of moral obligation*

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