Location factor of monsoon paddy field agriculture 1. Rain-heat simultaneous climate
2. Paddy soil, fertile soil
3. The terrain is flat
4. High yield per unit area
5. Intensive cultivation
6. Adequate water sources
7. Large population and great demand
8. Adequate labor force
Main features: monsoon paddy field agriculture 1, small-scale peasant management. Rice production in monsoon paddy field is based on family. Due to the shortage of cultivated land per capita, every household has little cultivated land. The paddy field cultivated by every household in southern China is generally less than 1 hectare.
2. High yield per unit area. Farmers intensively cultivate in the fields, which makes the yield of rice per unit area higher. However, due to the small scale of production, the total output of rice per household is not large.
3. The commodity rate is low. Restricted by traditional ideas and economic level, farmers keep a considerable part of the collected rice for their own use, but the rice sent to the market for sale is very limited.
4. The level of mechanization and science and technology is relatively low. Farmers generally engage in manual labor. Although electric irrigation threshing has developed rapidly in recent twenty years and the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has gradually increased, on the whole, the mechanization level and scientific and technological level of monsoon paddy field agriculture are still relatively low.
5. The amount of water conservancy projects is large. Irrigation is the basis of rice production. Frequent floods and droughts in monsoon region pose a great threat to rice production. Small-scale farmers are unable to build water conservancy projects, so they need a lot of government investment to organize water conservancy projects.
6. Planting has a long history and rich experience.