Research On The Impact Of Rural Land Marketization Reform On China’s Agricultural Exports

Since WTO accession,China has moved deeper into the heart of the global economy,the process and rate of opening up has increased and agricultural trade has taken a qualitative leap forward.China’s agricultural import and export trade has grown,in 2020,China’s total imports and exports will be 4.42 times higher than in 2005,and agricultural products have become an important part of China’s merchandise exports.In terms of global agricultural exports in 2020,China came in fourth place overall,with a market share of roughly 4%.At the same time,however,China’s agricultural exports still face many problems and challenges,such as China’s agricultural trade deficit shows a gradual upward trend,agricultural exports still show growth uncertainty and vulnerability due to the impact of economic fluctuations and the new crown epidemic,etc.,and the question of how to overcome certain green trade barriers that limit agricultural exports,as opposed to other nations.Chinese agricultural exports still need to be more competitive and of higher quality when compared to those of some other nations.In light of this,the trade in agricultural exports remains one of the key challenges in the field of commerce.It is crucial to investigate the expansion of China’s agricultural export scale and achieve high-quality development of the agricultural trade.The three rural challenges have concurrently received constant attention in China.Land is a key component of the "Chinese model" of production and is strongly linked to both urban and rural development as well as economic progress.China’s current land system is largely influenced by the dual structure of urban and rural areas and the traditional land system,but with the development of the economy and society,it may limit the development of a socialist market economy with Chinese characteristics and the free movement of factors,and problems such as inefficient use of land resources,chaotic expansion of urban areas,which takes up arable land resources,and difficulties associated with large-scale agriculture will arise.Thanks to continuous and gradual reforms and innovations,the process of land commercialisation has evolved,but due to the impact of the traditional land system,land commercialisation has lagged behind the commercialisation of capital and labour,despite the growing commercialisation of the economy as a whole.Continuous improvement of the land market is essential to bridge the urban-rural divide,promote the free movement of land elements,clarify land tenure rights,protect farmers’ rights and interests,increase their incomes and promote the development of agriculture and related industries.Based on the above analysis,this thesis focuses on reviewing the research progress and relevant theories of land commercialization reform and agricultural export reform,analyzing the impact of land commercialization reform and the implications of the road to China’s agricultural export trade from a theoretical perspective,qualitatively analyzing the current situation of China’s land market commercialization reform and agricultural product export,and in line with the aim and objective of promoting the growth and qualitative development of agricultural export trade,this thesis empirically analyzes the impact of land market reform on China’s agricultural product export trade and explores the possible transmission mechanisms.This thesis selects panel countries of 30 provinces,cities and counties in China from 2005 to 2020 and empirically investigates the impact of rural land market reforms on the volume and quality of agricultural export trade by constructing a multi-period DID double-difference model.First,the study discovers that the amount and caliber of agricultural export trade are influenced by the extent and implementation of reforms to the rural land market.Second,there is a variety in this effect.Rural market reforms encourage the growth of agricultural export commerce in western regions,non-food producing regions,and regions with low levels of rural commercialization.Rural commercialization reforms are more effective at enhancing the quality of agricultural export commerce in the eastern and central areas,which are also the primary food-producing regions and have a high level of rural commercialization.Third,we empirically examine the impact of rural commercialization changes on China’s export trade for agricultural products.The market-oriented rural land reform encourages an increase in the coverage of land under agricultural production,an increase in agricultural productivity,and the development of agricultural technology,all of which help to increase and strengthen China’s agricultural export trade.