农村留守老人农业生产现状分析——基于江西调查数据

Analysis on Status Quo of Agricultural Production of Rural Left-behind Elderly——Based on Survey Data in Jiangxi Province

依据江西农村留守老人抽样调查数据,分析了江西省农村留守老人农业生产现状,结果表明:在农业生产环境不佳、劳动力雇佣困难、政府支持和农村社区帮扶不足的情况下,60.9%的被访留守老人承担着农业生产和家务劳动的双重负担,部分人还同时承担着照料孙辈的重任;农村留守老人自身素质和外部支持的不足,制约着农业生产的发展,甚至影响农产品的持续供给。研究的目的在于,引起政府和社会的关注,以减轻农村留守老人的劳动负担、提高他们的福利水平、促进农业持续发展。

Based on the sample data from rural left-behind elderly,this paper analyzes the status quo of agricultural production of rural left-behind elderly.The result shows that first,under such conditions as poor agricultural production,difficulties of employing labor force,lack of support from government and lack of helping from the rural communities,60.9% of rural left-behind elderly interviewed have to bear the double burden both in agricultural production and housework,some of whom will,at the same time,take the important responsibility of taking care of their grandchildren;second,their poor quality and inadequate external support have restricted the development of agricultural production,even influenced the continuous supply of agricultural products.The purpose is to arouse the attention from government and the whole society on the issue of rural left-behind elderly so as to reduce their labor burden,improve their welfare and promote the sustainable development of agriculture.