Abstract
Agricultural land abandonment is a complex, multidimensional, and nonlinear global phenomenon driven by multiple factors and has contrasting impacts on agrobiodiversity, the environment, and society. Appropriate management strategies on abandoned cultivated land are helpful in maintaining food and ecological security. However, there are few studies on the management of cultivated land abandonment from the perspective of stakeholders. Based on the stakeholder perspective and focusing on the two main modes of farmland abandonment management, namely, “transfer-oriented management” and “condition-improved management”, this study constructs two evolutionary game models to analyze the interest conflicts, decision-making behaviors and interest game foci of different subjects in the two management modes. Simulation analysis is conducted to verify the equilibrium results of the evolutionary game to find the key problems in abandonment management and put forward corresponding management policies. This study reveals the internal mechanism of abandonment management, thus providing a theoretical basis for the classified management of abandoned cultivated land.
Highlights
Received: January 2022Accepted: February 2022Published: 24 February 2022Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland
Evolutionary game theory (EGT) originates from the imitation dynamics proposed by Abrams (2006) [24] and Taylor and Jonker (1978) [25]
Focusing on the management of cultivated land abandonment, this study constructed an evolutionary game model to analyze the evolutionary process of farmers, agricultural enterprises, and local governments in the management process and explored the decision-making mechanisms of the interactions among various subjects
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. The significant reduction in the crop sowing area directly caused by abandonment will lead to varying degrees of food production reduction and regional food shortages, which will affect the goods and services provided by agricultural land, exerting a profound impact on society as a whole [15]. To mitigate these negative effects, appropriate management and conservation strategies are necessary [16]. It facilitates the formation of sustainable comprehensive agricultural production capacity and food security [23]
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