Efficiency evaluation on implementation stage of rural land consolidation projects based on benchmarking management

Abstract: To accurately and scientifically measure the efficiency of agricultural land consolidation project in implementation stage, we defined the connotation of the implementation stages of the efficiency of the agricultural land consolidation project, analysis of the value chain, and from the perspective of the value-added chain, in which we set the implementation stage of the work efficiency index system of the agricultural land consolidation project which contained the five criteria layers concerning project bidding and contract signing, construction preparation, construction management, equity allocation and confirmation, completion inspection and acceptance. We set up the benchmark of 32 efficiency indicators based on the principle of benchmarking and project characteristics, set up the actual optimal benchmark and the theoretical extension benchmark, built up the measure model, which was based on the Minkowski distance function of agricultural land consolidation project in the implementation stages of efficiency. Taking Dushan in the Echeng District of Ezhou City productive farmland building demonstration projects, for example, we measured the efficiency of its implementation stage. The results showed that: ① most of the efficiency of the implementation stages of the project at or close to the reference benchmark, had reached the laws, regulations, standards and plans reference value; ② the comprehensive distance value was 0.1065 between project implementation stage efficiency index and the actual optimal benchmark, the efficiency level of the implementation phase of the project was relatively high but there's still a certain distance from the actual optimal benchmark; ③ the comprehensive distance value was 0.4017 between project implementation stage efficiency index and the theoretical extension benchmark, the efficiency level of the implementation phase of the project was severely undervalued, with the theoretical expansion benchmark having a big gap. ④ the comprehensive distance value was 0.2954 between the actual optimal benchmark and the theoretical extension benchmark, the efficiency of the actual optimal benchmark relative to the theoretical extension benchmark level was low, which showed that the efficiency of the implementation stages of the project in the region was generally not high, with the theoretical expansion benchmark having a big gap. On measurement results we analyzed the existing problems, and put forward the suggestions: ①the construction preparation session should focus on the effect of project publicity and the rationality of the construction scheme, in order to improve the effectiveness of the construction preparation; ②the qualification level of construction units should be used as an important assessment indicator, the establishment of the mechanisms of farmers participation in the construction supervision to improve construction management effectiveness; ③ ensure project quality and land quality, to meet the requirements of the project life period, reduce agricultural production costs and increase crop yields; ④ In the farmland ownership adjustment link, full supervisory role should be played by farmers to improve the efficiency of this link and thus to improve implementation stage efficiency of rural land consolidation projects. The paper provides a reference for other agricultural land consolidation projects in the implementation stages of the efficiency measure.