Analysis on the Competency of New Professional Farmers and Its Influencing Factors

Abstract

Using the competent quality onion model, starting from the hierarchical structure, based on the four dimensions of the new professional farmers’ psychological quality, knowledge application, technical skills and management, construct a new professional peasant competency evaluation index system. Based on the survey data of 270 new professional farmers in Pujiang and Chongzhou, Sichuan Province, using factor analysis and optimal scale regression analysis, the author analyzes the competency of the new professional farmers and its influencing factors. The results show that the overall quality of the new professional farmers is not high. The individual differences are obvious. According to the level of competency of the new professional farmers, the psychological quality, knowledge application, technical skills, and management are presented in a hierarchy of internal and external expansion. For those with lower competency, management, technical skills and knowledge application have a significant positive impact and higher importance on their competency; for those with higher competency, psychological quality, knowledge application, technical skills, Management has a significant positive impact and high importance on its competency; therefore, relevant government departments should guide the social responsibility of “revitalizing agriculture”, enhance their psychological quality and strengthen knowledge based on the professional values of new professional farmers. Application and technical skills education and training, building a practical training base focusing on business management, and promoting the upgrading of the quality of new professional farmers.