Incentives and constraints: An optimization mechanism for improving the performance of farmland protection entities

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 20; no. 6; p. e0320750
• Main Authors: Li, Zeyuan, Zhao, Xiaoying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 02.06.2025; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agriculture; Assessments; China; Computer and Information Sciences; Conservation of Natural Resources - methods; Constraints; Cooperation; Developing countries; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Economic growth; Economic incentives; Environmental aspects; Farms; Food production; Food resources; Game Theory; Humans; Incentives; Land use; Landowners; LDCs; Local government; Motivation; Optimization; Organizational structure; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Politics; Protection and preservation; Research and Analysis Methods; Social Sciences; Strategy; Supervision; Sustainable use; Villages; China; France; United States > US

Farmland is the most crucial resource for food production, and implementing farmland protection is a long-term strategy to achieve the sustainable use of this vital resource. Farmland protection is not only a priority for policymakers but also requires the cooperation of management departments and p...