These key points about land transfer you need to know

Large-scale production is the general trend, and expanding scale inevitably requires more land. So land transfer is a problem we all face…… So how much should be transferred? What length of time is appropriate? Have you thought about these questions?

Is the bigger the operating scale, the better?

1. Bigger is not always better

Many people think that the larger the scale and the more land transferred, the greater the returns. In fact, it is not that simple. In recent years we have seen serious losses among large-scale enterprises, and large-scale abandoned land has begun to appear in some places. These facts prove that bigger is not always better.

2. Moderate scale: stop expanding

⟧ In economics there is marginal benefit, which means that at first, as scale increases, our benefits gradually rise, but after the scale reaches a certain point, if it increases further, benefits begin to decline. What we call moderate-scale operation is at the point where marginal benefit begins to decline; expanding further exceeds one's own operating capacity.

3. Use the labor force upper limit as the standard

The degree of operating scale is affected by many factors. Personally, I think the best and most direct standard is how many laborers there are in the family. We farm as much land as our own labor can cultivate, and this upper limit is the standard for moderate operating scale.

Is the longer the transfer time, the better?

1. Too short a time is not suitable for agricultural development

If the time is short, such as one or two years or three to five years, farmers will exploit the contracted land predatory, and the land's fertility will decline as a result. This is not the correct way to develop agriculture. Agriculture is about sustainable development. Farmers need to invest in the land over the long term to keep soil fertility from ever declining, leaving future generations a piece of land that can be used sustainably.

2. Cultivated land: the longer, the better

The central document proposed that it remain unchanged for a long time, and this long-term unchanged arrangement is used to stabilize farmers' rights to contracted land. For example, in the future we want to develop family farms. This is not something that can be completed in just a few years. We need to designate permanent basic farmland. If we want to leave future generations a piece of land that can be used sustainably, we must overcome short-term behavior and predatory behavior.

3. Laws and regulations on land transfer should be improved

With the improvement of laws and regulations on land transfer, such problems will be resolved accordingly. The distribution of rights and interests and compensation between the transferor and the transferee should be resolved through the improvement of a series of laws, regulations and systems, rather than avoiding risks by shortening the contract period.