Risk Management Strategy for Agricultural Operation Subjects in Simple Scale Expansion Mode

Agricultural operation subject is a main body of the market economy. At present,the simple scale expansion mode is a major mode of agricultural operation in China. According to some hypothesis,scale expansion will inevitably bring high income,but such hypothesis has serious defects. The operation mechanism of the simple scale expansion mode includes farmer operation mechanism,professional farmer operation mechanism,and " company + farmers" operation mechanism. In the production and operation,they will be faced with different natural risks,technical risks,market risks and policy risks. Besides,their risk control ability is also varied. Therefore,it is required to take different agricultural risk management strategies. The " company + farmers" production and operation subjects have the highest ability of risk management. Other subjects should learn their experience.

Current Situation and Approaches Relating to Construction of Agricultural Production and Operation Development Capacity for Rural Households in Hubei Province

The main body of household operation in the rural household contract responsibility system of our country has developed to the present stage,and has formed the situation that three kinds of rural households coexist,namely,ordinary rural households,major professional households and family farms. The agricultural production and operation of three kinds of household plays an important role in supporting the rapid development of modern agriculture in China. Under the new situation of deepening the rural reform and realizing the goal of well-off society in an all-round way,it is of great practical significance to make a thorough investigation and study on the present situation and approaches relating to the construction of the agricultural production and operation capacity for the three kinds of rural households.

Enlightenment of Development of Japanese and Germen Agricultural Management Main Body to China

As shown in the agricultural development experience of various countries in the world,the agricultural operating entity has become an effective means to increase the agricultural production efficiency and establish a scientific management model.Promoting the continuous improvement of the modern agricultural management system is not only an important means for solving the three rural issues in China,but also a key measure to enhance China's agricultural competitiveness.This paper introduced the basic situation of agricultural operating entities in Japan and Germany,summarized their advanced experience,and finally came up with feasible recommendations for enhancing the competitive advantages of agricultural operating entities in China.

An integrated foot transducer and data logging system for dynamic assessment of lower limb exerted forces during agricultural machinery operations

Agricultural machinery typically requires lower limb actuation forces for operations such as treadling,pedaling and tractor based.However,limited systems exist for assessment of such forces that have ergonomic influence.This study,therefore developed and evaluated a single board computer integrated foot transducer(IFT)and autonomous data logging and visualization systemtomonitor dynamic lower limb exerted forces.The systemconsists of custom developed load sensors sandwiched into foot shaped units that fit operator's both feet.Stamped forces at crank angles for operations typical to pedaling while at height(above ground level)for operation representing typical treadling operations were recorded on-board amemory card and displayed on a liquid crystal display.Evaluations were conducted by imposing external loads that significantly increased(p b 0.05)the foot exerted forces.Force trends were periodic with peaks of 73,85,110.5 and 145.4 N for left foot and 41,50,131.7 and 145.4 N for right foot at loads of 10,30,50 and 70 N,respectively during pedaling operations.Similarly,the left lower actuation limb exerted forces of 139,249 and 255 N at 5,10 and 15 N of imposed loads,respectively during treadling operation.System was also evaluated for tractor operations and exerted forces ranged from 92 to 164 and 107–176 N for clutch pedal engagement at lower to higher tractor speeds on farm and tarmacadam roads,respectively.Similarly,for brake pedal engagement,such forces ranged from106 to 173 and 120–204 N on farm and tarmacadamroads.These forces varied significantly at different forward speeds.Results suggest potential of such system for foot exerted force assessments typical to agricultural machinery systems in real field.Designsmay be evaluated or reconsidered tominimizemusculoskeletal disorder risks during prolonged operations.Work-rest schedules protocols can be developed by ergonomists for safe,efficient and comfortable operations.

Does Security of Land Operational Rights Matter for the Improvement of Agricultural Production Efficiency under the Collective Ownership in China?

Under the"separation of three rights"policy,the impact of security of land operationalrights on agricultural production efficiency has attracted much attention in recentyears.Data envelopment analysis and mediation effect analysis were applied to 888family farms run by new-type agricultural operators from Songjiang to identify themechanism of the effect of land operational rights security on agricultural productionefficiency through long-term investment.The results show that greater security of landoperational rights generally increased agricultural production efficiency.Approximately37.94 percent of the impact could be explained by long-term investment.The resultsalso indicate that significant heterogeneity exists in the effect of land operational rightssecurity on agricultural production efficiency at various levels of the family farms'efficiency distributions.lt is suggested that government should legalize land operationalrights and give them a status equal to those of households'contractual rights and landownership rights in China's future land tenure reform.

Designing price-contingent vegetable rotation schedules using agent-based simulation

Chinese vegetable production cooperatives supply their members, mostly smallholder farmers, with a rotation schedule for the year. Since vegetable prices are not stable throughout the year, designing a rotation schedule that maximizes expected profits, distributes farmers＇ profits more equitably, maintains the diversity of produce in the market, and reduces the risk of pests and diseases, requires adaptive, price-contingent rotation schedules（here, called ＂self-adaptive adjustment＂）. This study uses an agent-based simulation（ABS） to design self-adaptive rotation schedules that deliver these aims. The selfadaptive adjustment strategy was more profitable for farmers when faced with price volatility, and more equitable as well. This work provides a decision-support tool for managers of Chinese vegetable production cooperatives to provide farmers with more profitable and equitable rotation schedules.

Behavior modelling and sensing for machinery operations using smartphone’s sensor data:A case study of forage maize sowing

Large-scale agricultural machinery cooperatives require technical statistic report of agricultural machinery operations to improve the efficiency of fleet management.This research proposed a smartphone-based solution to build the behavior model for agricultural machinery operations by using the embedded sensors including the GNSS,the accelerometer,and the microphone.The whole working process of agricultural machinery operation was divided into four stages:preparation,operation,U-turn,and transfer,each of which may contain the behaviors of stalling and idling.Field experiments were carried out by skilled operators,whose operations were typical agricultural machinery operations that could be used to extract behavior features.Butterworth low-pass filter was used to smooth the output from the accelerometer.Then,the operating data were collected through an APP when sowing the forage maize as a case study.Four stages of machinery operation can be preliminarily classified by using GNSS speed,while the identification of behaviors such as sudden acceleration and longtime idling that may increase fuel consumption,reduce machinery life,or decrease the working efficiency,requires extra information such as acceleration and sound intensity.The results showed that the jerk of accelerating can describe the severity of the sudden acceleration,the standard deviation of forward acceleration can reflect the smoothness of operation,the upward acceleration can be used to identify behaviors of stalling and idling,and the sound intensity during idling can capture the behavior of goosing the throttle.Further,the operating behavior figure can be drawn based on the above parameters.In conclusion,this research constructed several behavior models of agricultural machinery and operators by using smartphone’s sensor data and established the base of the online assessing and scoring system for agricultural machinery operations.