Research progress and prospects on supply and demand matching of farmland multifunctions

Abstract

[Objective] How to rationally allocate agricultural land resources based on the farmland multifunctions and meet the diverse needs of human society for the products and services generated by farmland is currently a hot and challenging issue for farmland conservation. It is also a key scientific question that urgently needs to be addressed in the research field of farmland resource systems. [Methods] Thus, this study used systematic literature review to examine the research progress in the connotation and characterization of the multifunctional supply and demand of farmland, identification of supply-demand matching conditions and spatiotemporal evolution, factors affecting supply and demand, supply-demand mismatch effects, and policy regulations. It also discussed the future key areas and directions of research. [Results] The findings show that existing studies have mostly focused on the changes and trade-offs/synergies of multifunctionality from the supply perspective, with less research conducted from the demand and integrated supply-demand perspectives. Progress has been made in characterizing the supply and demand of multifunctional farmland. However, there is a limited usage of standardized evaluation methods and models, leading to the challenge of comparing quantitative results longitudinally and cross-sectional. While efforts have been made to identify the matching status of multifunctional farmland supply and demand, as well as the associated influencing factors, there is still a lack of in-depth research on the dynamic evolution patterns and driving mechanisms of multifunctional farmland supply-demand matching. [Conclusion] Future research should focus on the interactions between the farmland resource system and natural and socioeconomic systems, and further improve the analytical framework and characterization methods for regional multifunctional supply-demand matching of farmlands. By combining research at the macro and micro scales to deepen the understanding of the spatiotemporal evolution patterns and driving mechanisms of multifunctional supply-demand matching of farmlands. Decision-making mechanisms and regulatory approaches should also be explored to address multifunctional farmland management toward a Chinese-style modernization.

Keywords

• |land use transition|farmland multifunction|farmland system|supply-demand mismatch|review