2014 年 23 巻 3 号 p. 66-72
The number of Agricultural Machinery Service Organizations (AMSOs) has been increasing rapidly in China since 2007, when the 'Law of the People's Republic of China on Specialized Farmers Cooperatives' was enacted and came to be enforced, reaching 28,000 at the end of 2011. Not only is the number increasing, but also the commissioned operation services taken over by AMSOs now accounts for 12 percent of total agricultural machinery operation in China at the end of 2011. At the same time, AMSOs actively obtain farm land-use rights from small-scaled farmers by lease. The purpose of this paper is to outline the mechanism of the establishment of AMSOs through a case study from Henan province and to clarify the reasons why AMSOs positively promote land-use rights movement.