The Impact of Off-Farm Employment on Farmland Production Efficiency: An Empirical Study Based in Jiangsu Province, China

The secret to ensuring food security and the growth of agricultural development is farmland production efficiency. In context urbanization, this means that farmers need increase their off-farm employment behavior. research goal paper explore whether will have a impact on production. This based data China Land Economic Survey conducted by Nanjing Agricultural University uses Tobit other methods conduct empirical tests. main findings are as follows: (1) When proportion household’s time less than 73%, an in reduces exceeds increases (2) eliminates scale efficiency contribution obtain pure technical After verification, show U-shaped correlation inflection points two curves coincide. (3) reason for point after reaches point, with further employment, renting-out behavior there increased input labor-saving technology land production, because which increase. To sum up, does not necessarily mean reduced Farmland leasing plays key role mitigating Therefore, process improvement transfer market, socialized services, promotion cooperative operation help ensure productivity farmland.