Analysis of Farmland Abandonment from Farmers’ Cognitive Perspective: Based on an Investigation of a Village in Hebei Province

Abstract:

Farmers’ cognition on farmland abandonment and related land system was investigated in a village of Hebei province in China. The survey shows that: (1) The rural economic environment affects farmers’ cognition and behavior of farmland abandonment; (2) Farmers’ cognition on related rural land system is poor, and most farmers have willingness to improve their cognition; (3) The ways to increase farmers' cognition on related land system are not good enough, and the propaganda contents do not meet farmers’ cognitive demands. Conclusions: The methods of improving farmers’ cognition on rural land system should be diversified, and the contents should be designed according to farmers’ characteristics and demands.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 955-959)
• Pages: 3998-4001
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.955-959.3998
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Xiang Min Liu, Mei Chen Fu
• Keywords: Cognition, Farmers, Farmland Abandonment

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