..., a naïve empirical model was created to analyze the impact of various influencing factors on the cultivation acreage of alfalfa. Findings The analysis of influential factors shows that China's alfalfa planting conforms to naïve price behavior. The prices of alfalfa and per capita arable land occupancy...

... studied the influencing factors at the individual level, leaving the interaction effects between governmental factors and farmer individual factors inadequately explained. Originality/value Despite those limitations, these results serve as an important reference for government agencies and stakeholder...