Exploration of Informal Farmland Leasing Mode: A Case Study of Huang Village in China

How to effectively promote the large-scale and market-oriented farmland leasing process in China is one of most important practical issues concerning current academic circle decision makers. However, restricted by situation rural social development, farmers’ spontaneous informal still widespread. Exploring long-term evolution characteristics at village scale great significance for optimizing leasing, perfecting market, promoting moderate-scale management. Therefore, based on field survey data from whole network analysis methods, this research conducted a detailed empirical study characteristics, development process, consequences behavior traditional society central China. The results show that with time, scope Huang has been expanding, which more than 70% 2020 was leased among acquaintances. Farmland acquaintances becoming trend toward some villages. At present, 13 households lease 73.9% total area village. basically formed centralized circulation pattern villager group as core, can farming certain extent. there are also problems, such ability simple internal mode resist external risks limited. findings may be helpful rethinking China’s policy provide useful insights into multifaceted sustainability other similar