Arid Zone Research ›› 2025, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (2): 372-383.doi: 10.13866/j.azr.2025.02.16

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Spatiotemporal differentiation of nonagricultural and nongrain farmland in China and its management strategies

ZHANG Lei1,2(), ZHOU Yuming1, DONG Jiemou1, LI Xiang1, LIU Shidong3, XU Liping1()   

  1. 1. College of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, Xinjiang, China
    2. School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
    3. Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
  • Received:2024-03-06 Revised:2024-11-11 Online:2025-02-15 Published:2025-02-21
  • Contact: XU Liping E-mail:13899773602@163.com;xlpalw@163.com

Abstract:

Drawing upon China’s comprehensive land use data and socioeconomic panel statistics spanning 1980-2020, this study meticulously analyzed the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of nonagricultural and nongrain farmland. It aimed to elucidate their underlying patterns of change and driving mechanisms, establishing a solid foundation for sustainable cultivated land utilization and stable food security. Utilizing the SD ellipse and trend analysis, we comprehensively assessed the dynamic evolution traits of these nontraditional agricultural uses. Furthermore, we constructed a comprehensive index system tailored for nonagricultural and nongrain farmlands and developed a partial correlation model to quantitatively assess the relative contributions of various influencing factors. This comprehensive approach offers a nuanced understanding of the intricate dynamics governing these farmland transitions and their implications for China’s agricultural sustainability and food security. (1) Regarding time, the current situation of nonagriculture farmland in China is getting better, but the nonagriculture phenomenon is still prominent in some areas and tends to intensify further. (2) Regarding space, the degree of nonagriculture is more serious in the northeast, central, and eastern regions, while it is higher in the northwest, south, and some coastal areas of southeast China. The polarization phenomenon exists in the direction of nonagricultural chemical evolution. The nongrain center exhibited a development trend of moving from the southwest to the northeast. (3) Economic factors are the leading driving effect of nonagricultural chemistry, and their degree of influence has decreased in the past ten years. Agricultural production condition is the basic factor of nongrain production, and it is gradually increased by economic factors, such as the output value of grain per acre and the income gap between urban and rural areas. The spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of nonagricultural and nongrain lands in China from 1980 to 2020 can provide a reference for the scientific implementation of cultivated land protection decisions.

Key words: farmland, nonagricultural, nongrain, spatial-temporal differentiation, driving factors