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Quality Risk Identification and Fuzzy Comprehensive Assessment of Land Trusteeship Services in China

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  • Yunlong Sui

    (International Business College, Shandong Jiaotong University, Weihai 264209, China)

  • Lianghong Yu

    (College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China)

Abstract

The quality risks of land trusteeship services are increasingly prominent, leading to reduced crop yields for farmers and land degradation; however, relevant research remains insufficient. This paper aims to identify and evaluate the quality risk level of land trusteeship services. It comprehensively adopts a field survey, web crawler technology, and expert consultation methods to identify quality risk types, and then uses the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method to assess the risk level based on survey data from Chinese farmers. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) Overall, the quality risk level of land trusteeship services is at a relatively high risk level. In terms of spatio-temporal patterns, the quality risk level shows an upward trend, and the quality risk level of mid-production services is increasing at the fastest rate. There are significant variations in service quality risk across prefecture-level cities in the Shandong Province of China. (2) In terms of risk heterogeneity, the quality risk level of small-scale pure farmers is higher than that of part-time farmers and large professional farmers, in that order. The quality risk level of the “farmer + service organization” model is higher than that of the “farmer + intermediary + service organization” model. According to the order of the quality risk level of different crops, the ranking (from highest to lowest) is cash crops, wheat, and corn. (3) The high quality risks of land trusteeship services will impact the multifunctionality of land systems. It exacerbates the land pollution and fertility degradation because of excessive application of chemical inputs like pesticides, fertilizers, and mulch by service organizations. It consequently destroys ecological systems, hinders sustainable agricultural development, and impacts farmers’ income and national food security by reducing yields. The research findings contribute to controlling the quality risks of land trusteeship services and protecting land.

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  • Yunlong Sui & Lianghong Yu, 2025. "Quality Risk Identification and Fuzzy Comprehensive Assessment of Land Trusteeship Services in China," Land, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-18, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:14:y:2025:i:10:p:2027-:d:1768492
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