Analysis on the land use behavior of diversification peasant household based on allocation, diversification and investment effects

Abstract

In the process of traditional economy transforming into modern economy in china, farmer's diversification phenomena has arisen and developed and will continue a long time in the future. Accordingly, the general economic type of farmer diversification will effect on the rural source allocation. The land use behavior characteristics of diversification farmer are the aims of the study. Theoretic analyzing and empiristical testing methods are used for the allocation, diversification and investment effects introduced by farmer diversification. It concluded that the allocation effect of land transfer and diversification effect of agricultural labor decreasing are mostly proved, but the investment effect of diversification income which will improve agricultural production capital is not significant. © Maxwell Scientific Organization, 2013.