Analysis on the Influencing Factors of Grain Farmers’ Income in Heilongjiang Reclamation

Abstract:

The grain farmers in Heilongjiang have made significant contributions to national food security, but they always have been plagued by the lower income. Based on the survey data of reclamation’s grain farmers, the paper selects the multiple linear regression models and uses stepwise to analyze the influencing factors of grain farmers’ income in Heilongjiang reclamation. The results show that total sown areas, proportion of the plain areas, total cost of input, annual labor work days, highest education in family and cadre relatives are the main influencing factors of grain farmers’ income in Heilongjiang reclamation.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1028)
• Pages: 357-362
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1028.357
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: De Hua Zhang*
• Keywords: Grain Farmers, Influencing Factors of Income, Multiple Linear Regression Models, Reclamation

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