Does Farmland Transfer Contribute to Reduction of Chemical Fertilizer Use? Evidence from Heilongjiang Province, China

Promoting the reduction of chemical fertilizers is an important measure to promote green and sustainable development agriculture. Farmland transfer a new way minimize need fertilizers. However, there debate over this causality. This paper examines relationship between farmland fertilizer reduction. After theoretical analysis, based on data 442 corn farmers in Heilongjiang Province, study employed endogenous switching probit model empirically test effect fertilizer. The finds that survey area, overall actual application rate was 12.12 kg/mu higher than economic optimal rate, which had more room for Moreover, transfer-in reduced during production. If decided not into farmland, treatment would decrease, while it increase if non-transfer-in farmland. Finally, decrease who transferred concentratedly chose dispersedly, dispersedly concentratedly. These findings can provide experience achieving effective