Biostatistical Analysis on the Influence of Agricultural Structure Adjustment on Farmers’ Income during the Epidemic of Coronavirus Disease in China

Volume 3 - Issue 1

Jilian Lu₁, Huan Zhao₁, Jinming Cao₂ and Bin Zhao₁*

Received: July 02, 2020;   Published: July 09, 2020

DOI: 10.26717/CTBB.MS.ID.000154

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Abstract

Agricultural structural adjustment is a significant policy formulated by the state based on agricultural development. The purpose is to promote the development of the local economy through reasonable agricultural structural adjustment and then to raise the income level of farmers. Hubei Province is a big agricultural province in China, and Suizhou City is the north gate of Hubei Province, opening to the outside world during the epidemic of Coronavirus Disease in China. Given the problem of the slow growth of farmers’ income, this paper uses the method of sampling survey and empirical analysis to study the effect of agricultural structural adjustment on the income of all farmers and low-income families in Suizhou city. It establishes a panel data model based on the results of model regression. In terms of the characteristics of the head of household, the age characteristics of the head of household have a significant positive impact on the per capita income of the family. The difference of the number of years of education of the head of household is small, and the impact on the per capita income of the family is not significant. Through the group regression of poor households and non-poor households, the variables reflecting the production structure have a significant positive effect on both poor and non-poor. Still, the positive of poor is significantly lower than that of non-poor. Based on the conclusion, it suggests that the structure of planting and animal husbandry should be adjusted, and then the scale of land and mechanization of production should be further realized; the investment of science and technology should be increased, and the practical training of farmers’ specialized skills should be carried out to raise the income level of farmers more effectively. More assistance should be given to lowincome families to actively participate in the restructuring of agriculture.

Keywords: Suizhou city; agricultural restructuring; panel data model; the farmers’ income

x Abstract| Introduction| Relationship between Agricultural Industrial Structure and Farmers’ Income| Suizhou’s Agricultural Industry Structure Status in the Past Five Years| Summary| The Impact of Agricultural Structure Adjustment on the Income of All Farmers| Conclusion and Countermeasures| Suggestions| Conflict of interest| Acknowledgment| References|