Factors on commissioned grazing behavior of herdsman in Inner Mongolia pastoral regions

The aim of the paper is to analyze the impact factors on herdsman’s commissioned grazing behavior using descriptive statistics and ordered Logistic regression model. 442 households from Xilingol League and Hulunbuir City in Inner Mongolia were questioned. The empirical results showed that the age of the head of the household, animal husbandry income proportion of total family household income, whether banning grazing, and the stocking rate per unit area had significantly positive impact on herdsman’s commissioned grazing behavior. Whereas variables associating with grazing experience, the number of family labor, the value of fixed assets, and whether grassing negatively affected herdsman’s commissioned grazing behavior. Policy suggestions such as specifying commissioned grazing behavior, improving ways of grazing commission are promoted to achieve effective management of grassland. Further, the findings might be useful for the institutional decision-making of government to develop and improve the grassland management regulations and policies.