Abstract:

To reveal change pattern of farmer's forestry productivity after the reform of the collective forest property rights system and to provide a scientific basis for deepening the reform, this paper analyzed changes in farmer's forestry total factor productivity with DEA-Malmquist index approach and its key influence factors by Tobit regression on the base of surveys of 71 farmer households in Fujian. The analysis showed that the high increase rate of pure technical efficiency led the average annual growth of the forestry total factor productivity, accounting for 7.4% from 2004 to 2009, but there were big differences in the increase rate between components and individuals. Although the science and technology level, the forest land scale, the farmer method and the management type all could have effects on forestry total factor productivity, technical progress and the change of scale efficiency did not contribute much to growth of forestry total factor productivity due to their little changes after the reform of collective forest property rights system. Therefore, to promote sustained and rapid growth of forestry productivity we should promote the forestry scientific and technological innovation and progress, strengthen the forestry technical training, promote forestland circulation and strengthen farmers' cooperation in forestry operation.

Key words: collective forestry property rights system reform, farmer households, forestry total factor productivity, DEA-Malmquist, Fujian Province