Journal of Resources and Ecology, Volume. 11, Issue 6, 589(2020)

Impact of Wheat Price Changes on Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Fallow

Hao CHENG1 and Hualin XIE2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Public Finance and Public Administration, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang 330013, China
  • 2Institute of Ecological Civilization, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang 330013, China
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    The mechanism of wheat price change affecting fallow willingness
    Cumulative percentage of net income per mu
    Cumulative percentage of net income per mu under wheat price changes
    • Table 1.

      Farmers’ features and their expectations of fallow compensation

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      Table 1.

      Farmers’ features and their expectations of fallow compensation

      Farmer featureLevelsPercentage (%)
      GenderMale80.1
      Female19.9
      Age35 years old or below4.1
      36-45 years old8.7
      46-55 years old31.1
      56-65 years old38.8
      66 years old or older17.3
      Education levelUneducated8.2
      Primary school33.2
      Junior high school48.5
      High school, Secondary school, Vocational college9.7
      College or above0.1
      Does the family have an off-farm income?Yes28.6
      No71.4
      The expectation of fallow compensation< 400 yuan mu-124.2
      400-500 yuan mu-126.6
      500-600 yuan mu-123.4
      600-700 yuan mu-118.7
      > 700 yuan mu-17.1
    • Table 2.

      The satisfaction of fallow compensation as related to different farmer features

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      Table 2.

      The satisfaction of fallow compensation as related to different farmer features

      Farmer featureLevelsSatisfied with the current compensation (%)Unsatisfied with the current compensation (%)
      GenderMale55.4544.55
      Female28.0072.00
      Age35 years old or below60.0040.00
      36-45 years old63.6436.36
      46-55 years old53.8546.15
      56-65 years old30.6169.39
      66 years old or older77.2722.73
      Education levelUneducated60.0040.00
      Primary school32.3167.69
      Junior high school57.3842.62
      High school, secondary school, vocational college58.3341.67
      College or above100.000.00
      Does the family have an off-farm income?Yes63.8936.11
      No44.4455.56
    • Table 3.

      The estimation of the Cobb-Douglas production function

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      Table 3.

      The estimation of the Cobb-Douglas production function

      VariablesβS.E.Sig.
      ln (sown area)0.9990.0750.000***
      ln (laborinput)0.0330.0190.019*
      ln (capital input)0.0300.0700.038*
      Age0.0150.5570.579
      Educational level-0.13-0.4970.620
      Constant7.1530.4730.000
      R20.935
    • Table 4.

      Comparison of farmers’ expected compensation and actual income per mu

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      Table 4.

      Comparison of farmers’ expected compensation and actual income per mu

      ClassificationFarmers’ expected compensationPlanting incomeGap
      Number of householdsNumber of households
      < 400 yuan30322
      400-500 yuan3329-4
      500-600 yuan2927-2
      600-700 yuan2422-2
      > 700 yuan8146
      Total1241240
    • Table 5.

      The effect of wheat price changes on planting income per mu

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      Table 5.

      The effect of wheat price changes on planting income per mu

      Winter wheat price(yuan per 500 g)Price change(yuan per 500 g)Shadow wage(yuan per day)Average net income per mu(yuan)
      0.81-0.312.07229.16
      0.91-0.212.97322.38
      1.01-0.113.87415.61
      1.11015.07507.30
      1.210.115.82601.03
      1.310.217.05692.08
      1.410.317.80786.31
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    Paper Information

    Received: May. 30, 2020

    Accepted: Jul. 30, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 23, 2021

    The Author Email: XIE Hualin (xiehl_2000@163.com)

    DOI:10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2020.06.006

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