Agricultural Mechanization Services Survey Across 584 Chinese Villages

Survey data from 584 villages and 586 service providers in Jiangsu, Sichuan, and Jilin provinces of China analyzes factors driving agricultural mechanization services. Authored by Qiufen Zheng and shared on figshare in 2026, this 9.5 KB XLS file supports research on sustainable grain production development.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between land parcel scale and mechanization service evolution using village-level survey data.
• Model the impact of plot size on service costs and efficiency for local versus cross-regional service providers.
• Investigate provincial differences in mechanization drivers across Jiangsu, Sichuan, and Jilin using provider and village identifiers.

Strengths

• Covers 584 villages and 586 service providers for a multi-province perspective.
• Data is recent, with a last update in 2026.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating limited variable or row counts.
• Specific column names, data types, and the exact number of rows are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to three provinces in China.

Provenance

Source

Qiufen Zheng via figshare.

Collection Method

Survey data collection from villages and service providers.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08.

Geography

Jiangsu, Sichuan, and Jilin provinces, China.