An Empirical Analysis of the Agricultural Modernization and Farmers Income Growth

This paper analyses data coming from 30 provinces in china from 2000 to 2010. From this study, we found that when the level of agricultural modernization in China increased, the level of the efficiency in agricultural production will be improved together. With the surplus rural labor force shifting to the urban areas, labor force, agricultural output and farmers' income will be increased as well. This research shows that, residents' average annual net income in rural areas become more and more positive through the continuous development in agricultural modernization. This will improve the development of a regional agricultural economic, enhance agricultural labor force and the average income of farmers. The level of farmer income in China is related to the differences of the agricultural modernization level of every region.