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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 103168 |
| Journal | Forest policy and economics |
| Volume | 161 |
| Early online date | 8 Feb 2024 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2024 |
Abstract
The existing rural land tenure system in many developing countries is characterized by imperfections and conflicts. In rural regions of China, although most farmers possess land tenure certificates, there are instances where these certificates do not align with the actual land use. This study examines the technical efficiency (TE) of smallholder rubber farming at the plot level in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (XSBN) in Yunnan Province, China, using three-wave panel data. Additionally, the study aims to estimate the impact of inconsistent land tenure certificates on rubber plantations. The TE of smallholder rubber farming in XSBN ranged from 0.01 to 0.89, with an average of 0.554. The possession of a land tenure certificate indirectly enhances the TE of smallholder rubber farming by optimizing factor inputs. Furthermore, the TE of rubber plantations with forestland tenure certificates surpasses that of rubber plantations with farmland tenure certificates. This investigation sheds light on the issue of inconsistent land tenures in the context of economic forest expansion in southern China and advocates for further research in related areas. The findings contribute to the existing empirical evidence on the TE of smallholder rubber farming.
Keywords
- Forestland tenure, Inconsistency, Rubber farming, Technical efficiency
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Forestry
- Social Sciences(all)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
- Environmental Science(all)
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Forest policy and economics, Vol. 161, 103168, 04.2024.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Does an inconsistent land tenure certificate affect technical efficiency of smallholder rubber farming
T2 - Evidence from a panel data in Southwest China
AU - Min, Shi
AU - Bai, Junfei
AU - Wang, Xiaobing
AU - Waibel, Hermann
N1 - Funding Information: This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 72103072 ; 72333003 ; 71761137002 ), National Social Science Foundation of China ( 22&ZD084 ; 22&ZD079 ), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities ( 11041910122 ; 2662021JC003 ).
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Y1 - 2024/4
N2 - The existing rural land tenure system in many developing countries is characterized by imperfections and conflicts. In rural regions of China, although most farmers possess land tenure certificates, there are instances where these certificates do not align with the actual land use. This study examines the technical efficiency (TE) of smallholder rubber farming at the plot level in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (XSBN) in Yunnan Province, China, using three-wave panel data. Additionally, the study aims to estimate the impact of inconsistent land tenure certificates on rubber plantations. The TE of smallholder rubber farming in XSBN ranged from 0.01 to 0.89, with an average of 0.554. The possession of a land tenure certificate indirectly enhances the TE of smallholder rubber farming by optimizing factor inputs. Furthermore, the TE of rubber plantations with forestland tenure certificates surpasses that of rubber plantations with farmland tenure certificates. This investigation sheds light on the issue of inconsistent land tenures in the context of economic forest expansion in southern China and advocates for further research in related areas. The findings contribute to the existing empirical evidence on the TE of smallholder rubber farming.
AB - The existing rural land tenure system in many developing countries is characterized by imperfections and conflicts. In rural regions of China, although most farmers possess land tenure certificates, there are instances where these certificates do not align with the actual land use. This study examines the technical efficiency (TE) of smallholder rubber farming at the plot level in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (XSBN) in Yunnan Province, China, using three-wave panel data. Additionally, the study aims to estimate the impact of inconsistent land tenure certificates on rubber plantations. The TE of smallholder rubber farming in XSBN ranged from 0.01 to 0.89, with an average of 0.554. The possession of a land tenure certificate indirectly enhances the TE of smallholder rubber farming by optimizing factor inputs. Furthermore, the TE of rubber plantations with forestland tenure certificates surpasses that of rubber plantations with farmland tenure certificates. This investigation sheds light on the issue of inconsistent land tenures in the context of economic forest expansion in southern China and advocates for further research in related areas. The findings contribute to the existing empirical evidence on the TE of smallholder rubber farming.
KW - Forestland tenure
KW - Inconsistency
KW - Rubber farming
KW - Technical efficiency
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