Abstract:

In this study, we use data collected in a survey on 602 households of 8 counties in Jiangxi Province to analyze the relationship between the fragmentizing degree of woodland, farmers' investing level and the output level of forests under the condition of the separating powers of collective forests. With this study, we intend to test economic rationality of woodland fragmentizing after the reform of collective forest property right system(RCFPRS). The results showed that the fragmentation degree of woodland, measured by S index, negatively influenced farmers' investment and productivity of the woodlands. The study also showed that within a certain range, the higher the fragmentation of the woodlands, the more unfavorable for farmers to invest. When the fragmentation degree was higher than 0.23 or less than 0.69, farmers showed the positive attitude to investment in woodlands. When the fragmentation degree was higher than 0.67 or less than 0.22, the fragmentation had a negative impact on output of woodlands.

Key words: the reform of collective forest property right system(RCFPRS), woodland fragmentizing, farmers' investing, forest productivity