Journal
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 207, Issue -, Pages 134-140Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.11.033
Keywords
Agricultural labor; Transfer of agricultural land use rights; Agricultural non-point source pollution; China
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41561040]
- Key Projects of the National Social Science Fund of China [15AZD075]
- Academic and Technical Leaders Funding Program for Major Disciplines in Jiangxi Province [20172BCB22011]
- Sixty-second Batch of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funding [2017M622097]
- Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project of Jiangxi Universities [JJ17205]
- Technology Foundation of Jiangxi Education Department of China [KJLD140333, GJJ160431]
- Fok Ying-Tung Fund [141084]
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This study systematically explores the likely mechanisms driving the effect of the transfer of agricultural land use rights (ALURs) on agricultural non-point source pollution (ANSP) in the context of changing agricultural labor resources. It quantitatively estimates the direction and degree of this influence from a microeconomic perspective using data from rural households. The results reveal that economies of scale caused by ALURs transfers contribute to reducing both the ANSP and marginal costs of inputs. Changes in agricultural labor resources lead to reductions in agricultural labor supply and negatively impact on ANSP. Encouraging farmers to participate in ALURs transfers, therefore, helps to reduce ANSP. The government and related departments should implement policies that support farmers who decide to rent an entire village's land or the adjacent land to achieve economies of scale. Accelerating the development of small farm machinery that is suitable for smaller farm plots and the elderly can serve to reduce the use of chemical fertilizer and promote green production and sustainable agricultural development. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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