What Drives Smallholders to Utilize Socialized Agricultural Services for Farmland Scale Management? Insights from the Perspective of Collective Action

The diseconomies of scale found in smallholders’ agricultural production is a common problem faced by global development. Notable examples regions which this occurs include Central and Eastern Europe, India, Brazil, China. Smallholders usually differ their demands for socialized services due to scattered farmland, various soil conditions, different selections crop varieties, diverse farming arrangements. Such differences make it difficult smallholders cooperate on farmland management, resulting collective action dilemma. Based the Institutional Analysis Development framework, paper provides insights into influencing factors effects utilization constructs cooperative mechanism purpose solving dilemma rural areas We that household characteristics, biophysical attributes community, rules-in-use jointly generate situation process services. Among them, not only have direct impact but also regulate role other three sets factors. Various mechanisms affecting interact arena finally form relevant outcomes can deal with fragmentation. These will be fed back each external variable again along feedback path, so as promote system create virtuous circle. This study theoretical contribution understanding cooperation large-scale operation, especially countries large number smallholders.