Effects of land lease policy on changes in land use, mechanization and agricultural pollution

• Published in: Land use policy Vol. 64; pp. 405 - 413
• Main Authors: Li, Jing, Rodriguez, Daniel, Tang, Xueyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Agent-based model; Agricultural development; Agricultural equipment; Agricultural land; Agricultural policy; Agricultural pollution; Agricultural technology; Agricultural wastes; Agriculture; Automation; Decision making; Farm machinery; Farmers; Farming; Farms; Fragmentation; Habits; Integration; Land fragmentation; Land policy; Land pollution; Land use; Leases; Machinery and equipment; Mechanization; Pollution; Profits; Public policy; Spraying; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable development; China; Land fragmentation; Sustainable agriculture; Land policy; Agent-based model

•We study effects of land lease policy on the land use change, mechanization and agricultural pollution.•We study the decision habit of real farmers and use it in simulation model.•Results show the policy increase pollution and have no big improvement for profits.•The land lease policy needs to be i...