Estimation and Impact Factor Analysis of Gain and Loss in Prime Farmland Resource Development
基本农田开发管制农户损益估算及影响因子分析——以武汉市江夏区五里界镇161户农户调查为例

With growing demand for urban land construction, prime farmland protection has aroused increasing attention from government and academic institutions. Although China has a stringent farmland protection system, there is still a gap between practice and the intended policy effects. Land resource zoning makes the most of the comparative advantages of different endowments but has aroused questions regarding social equity. Theoretically, if related-interest groups do not receive appropriate compensation, loss generated by the control of regional development will result in landowner rent-seeking behavior and eventually the inefficient use of resources. Farmers are the most important factor in land protection and access rights, and understanding their attitudes is crucial to developing fair compensation systems. In this study, we surveyed 161 farmers from 36 administrative villages around Jiangxia Wulijie, a prime farmland protection area. We found that farmer understanding of prime farmland development restrictions remains unclear. The awareness of restrictions around agricultural use is higher than for non-agricultural purposes. Farmers estimate the value of non-agricultural use restrictive loss to be 33 6546 CNY/hm2 and the value of agricultural use restrictive loss to be 2 3926 CNY/hm2. Farmer awareness of losses resulting from different regulation types is related to their age with age, income, population, gender, level of education, and work factors.