Spatial Differentiation and Influencing Mechanisms of Farmland Transfer Rents in Mountainous Areas: Evidence from Chongqing and Its Surrounding Areas

This study used Chongqing, a municipality in mountainous southwest China, and its surrounding areas as case to explore the spatial differentiation of farmland transfer rents areas, with aim serving theoretical practical reference realize value farmland, ensure regional food security, promote stable sound development market. In doing so, we applied GIS analysis method influencing mechanisms areas. Our results indicate that have significant high low clustering tendency. The high-value are mainly located downtown area west while low-value distributed Daba Mountains Wuling Mountains, which two national contiguous dire poverty. Location terrain factors main driving forces for Specifically, 1% increase mean slope supply-demand ratio will lead 0.13 0.15% decrease rents, respectively, GDP drive up by 0.09%. policy factor is not significant. influence supply demand on increased from east, whereas traffic location decreased an outward direction area. It concluded local governments should objectively view avoid blind comparison between regions. Mountainous focus increasing intrinsic assets stimulating effective improving farming conditions, major grain-producing counties be wary their impact grain production security.