STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY SOCIALIZATION SERVICE ON AGRICULTURAL LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
The improvement of agricultural labor productivity is an important feature of China's agricultural modernization.It is of practical significance to further explore the effect of socialized service of agricultural machinery on agricultural labor productivity.Based on the survey data of maize farmers in 13 provinces of China in 2019,the OLS regression model and propensity score matching method were used to analyze the impact of agricultural machinery socialization services on agricultural labor productivity,explore the group differences of the effect in different terrain conditions and degree of part-time work,and investigatethe differences in the impact of socialized service of agricultural machinery on agricultural labor productivity at different stages.The results were listed as follows.(1)Agricultural machinery socialization service positively affected the labor productivity of corn production,and the average net effect was 18.8%.However,the effect of farmers'adoption of agricultural machinery socialization service had link heterogeneity.The average net effect of agricultural machinery socialization service in tillage,sowing,irrigation and drainage and harvesting on agricultural labor productivity was 21.2%,17.4%,22.9%and 18.3%,respectively.(2)However,the adoption of farm machinery socialization service in plant protection had no significant impact on agricultural labor productivity.The effect of farmers'adoption of socialized agricultural machinery services on labor productivity was also different in endowment.The average net effect of farmers'adoption of socialized agricultural machinery services on agricultural labor productivity was 21.9%,while farmers'adoption of socialized agricultural machinery services in hilly areas had no significant effect on agricultural labor productivity.(3)The adoption of agricultural machinery socialization services by both pure agricultural households and part-time farming households had a significant positive effect on agricultural labor productivity.The average net effect of pure agricultural households was 19.6%higher than that of part-time farming households.In general,under the current rural environment in China,the adoption of agricultural machinery socialization service by farmers can significantly improve agricultural labor productivity.The effect intensity of agricultural machinery socialization service on agricultural labor productivity is showed as follows,irrigation and drainage link,tillage and land preparation link,harvest link and sowing link.In addition,the adoption of agricultural machinery socialization service by pure agricultural households with flat land has a greater effect on agricultural labor productivity.
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