Author's Name:	Huimin Yuan
Subject Area:	Social Science and Humanities
Subject	Other
Section	Research Paper

Rural farmland circulation, the peasant stratum, the land circulation policy, economic interests

The rural farmland circulation is the substitute of household contract responsibility system to adapt to the social and economic development, not only did it relate to the overall structure of land supply and its changes, the protection and utilization of farmland as well as the national and regional food security, but also it related to the process of urbanization and industrialization. This paper analyzes the factors that affect the farmers willingness to transfer farmland, and based on the field research findings of scholars, the author divides the peasant stratum into land detachment stratum, concurrent business stratum, and pure farmer stratum from the perspective of sociology. The results showed that the formulation of rural farmland circulation policy must be aimed to protect farmers interests and food security. Rural farmland circulation is not only an economic issue, but also a social problem.