Abstract:

Rice mechanization service is an important part of agricultural mechanization service and plays a significant role in promoting agricultural modernization. This thesis uses 1237 farmer household survey data in the main grain producing areas (Jiangxi) to empirically analyze the impact of agricultural division and farmer differentiation on the mechanized services of major rice production links by constructing Probit and Tobit models. Research shows that: (1) as to the land cultivation process, among the variables related the division of labor (the number of outsourcing of agricultural production, the rate of rice commercialization) and the differentiation of farmers (the proportion of non-agricultural employment, the small farmers and large-scale farmers divided by rice planting area), except the rice commercialization rate, the remaining variables all have a significant impact on the use of mechanized services by farmers; (2) in the harvesting process, the variables related to agricultural division and farmer differentiation have a significant impact on the use of mechanized services by farmers; (3) in view of the comprehensive mechanization service level of rice cultivation, planting and harvesting, the relevant variables of agricultural division and farmer differentiation have a significant impact on the comprehensive mechanized service level. Based on these results, the following suggestions are put forward, including taking effective measures to deepen the agricultural division of labor, reasonably guiding small farmers to organically link up with modern agricultural development, and improving agricultural machinery service environment.

Key words: Agricultural Division of Labor, Farmer Differentiation, Rice Production Links, Mechanization Service