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A Study on the Utilization Rate and Influencing Factors of Small Agricultural Machinery: Evidence from 10 Hilly and Mountainous Provinces in China

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  • Hongbo Li

    (School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China)

  • Lewei Chen

    (School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China)

  • Zongyi Zhang

    (China Institute for Agricultural Equipment Industry Development, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China)

Abstract

Hilly and mountainous areas are weak places for the development of agricultural mechanization in China. The way to improve the utilization rate of small agricultural machinery widely used in hilly and mountainous areas is of positive significance for optimizing resource allocation efficiency of agricultural production and ensuring food security supply. Taking microtillers as a representative tool, this study systematically analyzed the main factors affecting the utilization rate of small agricultural machines and its influencing mechanism. Then, based on the survey data of 4905 farmers in 100 counties in 10 hilly and mountainous provinces of China, empirical analysis was carried out by some econometric models, such as censored regression and the mediating effect model. Results show the following.: (1) Among farmers in hilly and mountainous areas, the average use time of each microtiller is 218.41 h per year. (2) Age, social identity, terrain conditions, crop types, land area, the number of microtillers, the number of large tractors, and the machinery purchase subsidy policy are the significant factors affecting the utilization rate of microtillers. (3) The increase of cultivated land area not only directly improves the utilization rate of microtillers, but also indirectly improves the utilization rate of microtillers due to the increase in quantity.

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  • Hongbo Li & Lewei Chen & Zongyi Zhang, 2022. "A Study on the Utilization Rate and Influencing Factors of Small Agricultural Machinery: Evidence from 10 Hilly and Mountainous Provinces in China," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-25, December.
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