Factors Influencing the Adoption of Agricultural Machinery by Chinese Maize Farmers

As the major labor force has shifted from rural areas to cities, shortages in agricultural production have resulted. In context of technical progress impact, and depending on farm resource endowments, farmers will choose effective saving technology such as machinery substitute for missing manual labor. The reasons behind farmers’ adoption are worth exploring. Therefore, this study uses 4165 Chinese maize target group. Multivariate probit models were performed identify factors that affect four technologies well interrelation between these decisions. empirical results indicate sowing area, arable land crop diversity, family labor, subsidy, assistance, economies scale positive effects adoption, while number discrete fields a negative impact. Maize Northeast North higher odds than other regions. interrelated complementary. Finally, moderate production, diversification, subsidizing its extension education, consolidation, given recommendations promoting by farmers.