Abstract
This paper analyzed forest farmers’ priority demands for forest reform policies through average linkage clustering analysis and multinomial logistic regression model by applying survey data of 500 households in Jiangxi province. The results indicated that the subsidy policies is the most needed policies followed by the forestry science and technology service policy, and financial services. In addition multinomial logistic regression model analysis was used to study what factors influence farmers’priority demand for forest reform policies. The empirical results show that the age of head of household, the area of household forest land, whether forest farmers have participated in forest right mortgage loans and forest insurance significantly affect the demand of forest farmers for forest reform policy. Finally, some pertinent suggestions were put forward to promote the collective forest reform.
Highlights
In 2003, the reform of collective forest ownership system took the lead in Jiangxi, Fujian, Liaoning and Zhejiang provinces
Compared to the reform of the main body, the progress of the supporting reform policy was slow, the forestry co-operation organization or the forest farmer participating in the joint contract only accounts for about 10% of the sample, and the forest farm of the forest right mortgage loan was less than 3% through the forest right certificate, and the reform has not achieved the due effect
Policy - A Case Study in Jiangxi, China the field investigation, it was found that the public welfare forest was in charge of the forest insurance in the province or the county, but many of the forest farmers had no knowledge of it, and the forest farmers who participated in the forest insurance account for 25.8% of the sample; After the forest land contracted to the household, the enthusiasm of forest farmers to plant trees was high, and more than 87% of forest farmers carried out forest construction behavior
Summary
In 2003, the reform of collective forest ownership system took the lead in Jiangxi, Fujian, Liaoning and Zhejiang provinces. In 2008, the publication of the document "opinions of the State Council of the CPC (Communist Party of China) Central Committee on comprehensively promoting the Reform of Collective Forest ownership system" indicated that the reform of the collective forest right system in China has been basically completed, and the supporting reform measures are being carried out step by step [1]. In this regard, domestic scholars concentrate on the "clear property rights, reduce taxes and fees, let live management, regulate circulation" basic policy launched in-depth research.
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