Research on the Problems of Abandoned Farmlands in Hilly Areas of Sichuan - Based on the Field Research in Nanchong's Huofeng Village

Abstract

In recent years, the issue of migrant workers as well as the protection of farmland has been attracting wide attention from society. And it is related to another more serious problem——at least 30% of the arable land is abandoned prevalently in the Midwest and it is spreading, which has a direct impact on the food security of the country. Because it is too complicated to solve, and there is no way to overcome the phenomenon. The author takes abandoned farmlands in Huofeng village Gaoping district, Nanchong city, Sichuan Province for example, and makes generalization and summary to the farmlands abandoned phenomenon as well as its reason through the fieldwork investigation. And meanwhile, make some suggestions about solving the problem of rural areas’ abandoned farmlands in the hilly areas and hope to draw universal attention of the whole society on the phenomenon of abandoned farmlands in rural areas.