Regional Differences in the Quality of Farmers'Income in the Yellow River Basin and Its Influencing Factors
Based on the panel data of 9 provinces(autonomous regions)of the Yellow River Basin from 2011 to 2022,the evaluation index system of farmers'income quality is constructed,and the entropy method,Dagum Gini coefficient,fixed effect model and other methods are used to measure the quality of farmers'income in the Yellow River Basin,explore the regional differences and further study the influencing factors.The study shows that,first,the quality of farmers'income in the nine provinces(autonomous regions)of the Yellow River Basin from 2011 to 2022 shows an overall fluctuating upward trend,with large inter-regional differences in the quality of farmers'income,obvious charac-teristics of the stage,and a widening gap between regions.Second,the overall difference in the quality of farmers'income in the Yellow River Basin is gradually narrowing,and the inter-regional differences are the main cause of the relative differences in the quality of farmers'income in the Yellow River Basin.Third,the level of economic development,social security,urbanisation and financial support for agriculture are conducive to improving the quality of farmers'income,while factors such as industrial structure and demographic structure are not conducive to improving the quality of farmers'income.Accordingly,policy suggestions are made,such as paying attention to the quality of farmers'in-come and promoting the growth of farmers'income;eliminating the shortcomings of farmers'income quality and improving the quality level of farmers'income;optimising the industrial structure and improving the rural social security system.
Quality of farmers'incomeRegional differencesYellow River basin