Land Improvements under Land Tenure Insecurity: The Case of pH and Phosphate in Finland
研究芬兰在欧盟共同农业政策下，土地租赁导致保有权不稳定，进而减少长期土地改良（如调节土壤酸度和施磷肥）的问题，发现租赁土地的土壤pH显著低于自有土地。
<i>This study analyses whether the land tenure insecurity problem decreases long-term land improvements (liming and phosphorus fertilization) under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and Nordic production conditions in the European Union (EU) countries, such as Finland. Our study suggests that under the traditional cash lease contracts, which are encouraged by the existing land leasing regulations and agricultural subsidy programs, the land tenure insecurity problem on leased land decreases land improvements that have a long pay-back period. In particular, soil pH was found to be significantly lower in the land cultivated under a lease contract compared to land owned by the farmers themselves.</i>