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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2016, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (11): 148-156.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20161118

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Farmers' Demands on Forestry Socialized Services and its Influencing Factors—A Survey Based on 1 413 Households in 8 Provinces

Liao Wenmei1,2, Zhang Guanglai1, Kong Fanbin2,3   

  1. 1. School of Economics and Management/ Research Base on Rural Land Resources Use and Protection, Jiangxi Agricultural University Nanchang 330045;
    2. Institute of Poyang Lake Eco-Economics, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics Nanchang 330032;
    3. Jiangxi Academy of Social Sciences Nanchang 330077
  • Received:2016-03-04 Revised:2016-08-08 Online:2016-11-25 Published:2016-12-16

Abstract: [Objective] This paper tried to clear the demand features of farmers in forestry socialized services (FSS) and its affecting mechanisms of the key factors. The results provided the scientific basis for improving FSS system in China and supporting policy after the reform of collective forestry property.[Method] Taking 1 413 households in 8 Provinces (districts) of China as samples, farmers' demands of FSS and its influencing factors were analyzed by a Logistic model. [Result] In total,the demands of farmers FSS were urgent at the level of 75.26%. In regards of the factors affecting farmer demands on FSS, there were 4 incurring factors that significantly affected 6 kinds' demands of FSS. Those factors were whether to join the forestry professional cooperative organization or not, whether to accept service charges or not, whether to suffer the corresponding difficulties or not and whether to supply corresponding services at local place or not.[Conclusion] In all FSS, farmers' demands prefer to occur on both production and marketing processes. It could significantly stimulate farmers' demands of FSS by improving the effective supply of FSS. The function role of forest cooperatives in FSS was very limited. Service charges had obviously inhibition effects on farmers' demands of FSS. Based on above conclusions, some policy implications were obtained.

Key words: forestry socialize services, household demands, influencing factors, Logistic

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