A comparative analysis,based on the data collected from 4 795 rural households in 31 provinces (au-tonomous regions,or municipalities),has been conducted concerning the status quo and characteristics of the farm-ers.Its findings are as follows:the middle-aged makes up the majority of farmers and there is an increasing number of the aged and the women joining them;most of the farmers have a low education background;and they have a very limited income out of growing crops and tend to downsize their farming gradually.With all the above factors considered,the essay attempts to further explore the future of farming household’s rational type from business scale,economic capacity and age structure.%利用全国31省（区、市）4795户农户的调查数据，对近三年种田农民的状况和特点进行了比较分析。分析结果显示：当前中年人是种田“主力军”，种田农民呈现老龄化、女性化趋势；学历较低是种田农民的共同特点；种田农民家庭收入普遍偏低，务农比较收益较低；种植规模小且有缩小趋势。基于此，从种田农户的经营规模、经济能力和年龄结构等方面进一步探讨了未来种田农户的合理类型。
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