Off-farm Work,Agricultural Productive Services and Production Efficiency——Empirical Evidence from National Rural Fixed Observation Points Survey
Off-farm work is a significant feature of farmer differentiation.How to encourage small household farmers to become involved in modern agriculture is a major issue put forward by the 19th Na-tional Congress of the Communist Party of China.It is of great practical significance to explore the impact of farmers'off-farm work and agricultural productive services on agricultural production efficiency.Based on the National Fixed Points dataset,this paper uses the endogenous switching probit model to evaluate the impact of participation in off-farm work on agricultural productive services use.Moreover,the joint im-pacts of off-farm work participation and agricultural productive services use on agricultural production ef-ficiency are also analyzed using a seemingly unrelated bivariate Probit model and a control function method.The results show that participation in off-farm work facilitates the adoption of agricultural pro-ductive services use.Furthermore,off-farm work participation and agricultural productive services can sig-nificantly promote the agricultural production efficiency.Compared to specialized farmers and those using self-owned machinery,part-time farmers and farmers using agricultural production services exhibit higher production efficiency.Therefore,it's suggested to actively cultivate new types of agribusiness,expand service areas,innovate service methods,and guide farmers into the path of modern agricultural develop-ment.Meanwhile,it is important to correctly understand the development trend of off-farm work,guide farmers to adjust the input structure of agricultural production factors and mitigate the potential negative impacts of off-farm work on agriculture.
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