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Title:: Influencing Factors of Farmers′ Willingness to Establish Family Farms

Author(s):: FAN Lu; WANG Zhengbing; (College of Economics and Management,Northwest A & F University,Yangling,Shaanxi 712100)

Keywords:: planting farmers; family farms; willingness to establish; influencing factorsLogistic model

Abstract:: Based on the survey data of 251 planting farmers in Huaibin county,a binary Logistic model was established to analyze the influencing factors of farmers′ intention to establish family farms.The results showed that the farmer′s physical condition,farming population,farming area,the ease of borrowing funds and land circulation,the level of agricultural mechanization had a significant positive effect on farmers′ willingness to establish family farms.Age,the influence of climate change on crops yield and income in recent years had a significant negative effect on farmers′ willingness to establish family farms.While gender,educational level,whether or not someone is a village cadre,the proportion of agricultural income,the status of agricultural infrastructure,the acceptance of agricultural technology training.The understanding of the supporting policies had no significant effect on the farmers′ willingness to establish family farms.Based on the results of the research,the study put forward the corresponding policy recommendations.