Comprehensive Benefit Analysis Of Returning Grain For Green Based On Household Survey

Grain for Green is an ecological project implemented by the Central Committee of the Party and the State Council,aimed at improving the ecological situation,utilizing natural resources rationally and achieving harmony between man and nature.After 15 years of work,whether the project is cost-effective has become the focus of the farmers’attention.Therefore,it is of great significance to have an evaluation of comprehensive benefit of returning farmland to forest.The reseach is made according to some basic conditions in Bama Yao Autonomous County,in which some farmers of Grain for Green Project are chosen as respondents.By surveying and collecting materials and data in the county and with a combination of qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis methodology,this paper systematically analyses the county’s economic efficiency,ecological benefit and social efficiency.Aiming at the issues arising from the Project reflected by the farmers,and at the follow-up policies of the Project,the paper puts forward some countermeasure and advices.According to the survey in this paper,10 of the townships in Bama County have implemented the project of returning farmland to forest,covering a total area of 254 thousand and 72 acres,of which 100 thousand acres for returning farmland to grassland,124 thousand acres for afforestation of barren hills and wasteland,and 30 thousand and 72 acres for closing the land for reforest.In terms of ecological benefits,through the implementation of the project of returning farmland to forests,the deep forest coverage rate in Bama County is increased by 7.2%,the species of animals and plants are increased,and the ecological environment is effectively improved;In the aspect of economic benefit,after the implementation of returning farmland to forest,the average annual income of rural households increased from 6236.8 CNY in 2001 to 8008.2 CNY in 2015,and the county fiscal revenue from 93 million Yuan in 2001 to 232 million CNY in 2015.Moreover,the peasant family economic income is increased dramatically,and living standards have markedly improved,which effectively led the rapid development of the County Economy;In terms of social benefits,the project has brought about remarkable results in the improvement of social security system,the rational optimization of industrial structure,the acceleration of the pace of new rural construction,and the improvement of rural population quality.This paper focuses on the questions raised by the farmers and problems found in the research,and the followings are suggestions put forward by the author:The government should raise the standard of public assistance,improve the compensation policy of conversion of farmland to forests and extend the time limit of offering compensations;forest resources caretaking and protecting responsibility system should be established,and woodland maintenance needs to be strengthened;increase the farmers’ income by developing more follow-up industry;adjust the structure of production in rural areas;improve the quality of the rural household in the Grain for Green Area by providing them with job skill training;solve the bread-and-butter issue of farmers by providing them with supporting measures.