Farmers' Land Transfer-out Behavior from the Perspective of Household Livelihood Endowment Based on the Survey in Anhui, Hubei and Sichuan

Based on the household livelihood endowment theory and the survey of 367 farmer households in Anhui, Hubei, and Sichuan in 2016, and using the orderly multi-category logistic model, the behavioral decision of farmers in the land circulation was discussed to find the key parameters influencing the land transfer-out. It found that decisions of farmers on land transfer-out behavior are affected by many factors. Specifically, household non-agricultural income and per capita land area significantly reduce farmers’ willingness to transfer land, while the household head age, agricultural input-output ratio, and confirmation of land right significantly promote the farmers’ decision on land transfer-out. Therefore, increasing the allocation efficiency of household livelihood endowment has important policy value and practical significance for eliminating unreasonable land circulation and promoting large-scale agricultural production.