Examining the impact of land consolidation titling policy on farmers’ fertiliser use: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Hu, Xinyan ^[2] ; Su, Keyu ^[2] ; Chen, Wenhui ^[2] ; Yao, Siqi ^[2] ; Zhang, Lu ^[1]
1. [1] Huazhong Agricultural University
  
  Huazhong Agricultural University
  
  China
2. [2] National School of Agricultural Institution and Development, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Localización: Land use policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, ISSN 0264-8377, ISSN-e 1873-5754, Nº. 109, 2021
Idioma: inglés
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- Prior studies emphasize more on the importance of land titling, but do not explored the institutional effects of a specific land titling policy. Then, this paper explores the effect of land consolidation titling policy on Chinese farmers’ fertiliser use. Based on a quasi-natural experiment data, the difference-in-differences estimation shows that land consolidation titling inspires farmers to reduce chemical fertiliser use by 63.52 yuan per mu. Additionally, land consolidation titling significantly motivates farmers to use organic fertiliser by 24.29 jin per mu. Further, the mediating effect analysis shows that the change in farmers’ fertiliser use can be explained by improving the resource attributes’ value and enhancing the security of property rights, respectively. These findings reveal the importance of the policy combination of land consolidation and land reallocation, which can effectively support soil health and agricultural green development.