Exploring the Optimal Path of Small Farmers in Heilongjiang to Integrate into Modern Agriculture

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jbm.202509511

Author(s)

Lijuan Yan1, Lifei Chen2

Affiliation(s)

1College of Economics and Management, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China 2College of Food Quality and Safety, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Abstract

The consensus has been reached that small farmers need to integrate into modern agriculture through agricultural industrialization. However, regional development disparities determine the varying integration pathways for small farmers. This paper addresses the income enhancement challenges faced by small farmers in Heilongjiang Province and the availability of agricultural resources in their regions. It proposes a strategy centered on the entire agricultural industry chain, using shareholding cooperation as the primary link to integrate small farmers with village collectives, agricultural cooperatives, and leading enterprises. This approach aims to guide small farmers from low-value planting operations into high value-added sectors such as agricultural product processing and sales. By ensuring fairer benefit-sharing mechanisms, this initiative gradually achieves the goal of aligning smallholder farmers with modern agricultural systems.

Keywords

Small Farmers; Agricultural Industrialization; New Agricultural Business Entities

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