What should farmers do after returning farmland to forests?

Legal analysis: (1) If the trees planted after returning farmland meet the national and local public welfare forest classification standards, the central and local governments will respectively include the compensation for forest ecological benefits. Those that are not included in the public welfare forest can be cut according to law upon approval. Returning farmland to grassland in pastoral areas should be included in the subsidy and reward mechanism of grassland ecological protection under the condition of clear grassland ownership.

(2) Under the premise of not destroying vegetation and causing new soil erosion, farmers returning farmland to forests are allowed to intercrop short-stalk crops such as beans to develop the under-forest economy, so that farming can promote happiness and management. Encourage individuals to set up family forest farms and implement diversified management.

(3) On the premise of earmarking funds, make overall arrangements for special poverty alleviation funds from the central government, ex situ poverty alleviation and relocation investment, modern agricultural production development funds and comprehensive agricultural development funds to adjust the agricultural industrial structure, develop characteristic industries, increase farmers' income from returning farmland to forests and grasslands.

(four) after returning farmland to forests and grasslands, the people's governments at or above the county level shall register the change of ownership according to law.

Legal basis: Regulations on Returning Farmland to Forests

Article 51 Local people's governments at all levels should strengthen the construction of basic farmland and agricultural infrastructure, increase investment, improve soil, transform sloping farmland, improve soil fertility and grain yield per unit area, and meet the long-term demand for rations by those who have returned farmland to forests.

Article 52 Local people's governments at various levels shall, according to the actual situation, strengthen the construction of rural energy such as biogas, small hydropower, solar energy and wind energy to meet the energy needs of those who have returned farmland to forests.

Article 53 Local people's governments at all levels should adjust the rural industrial structure, support leading enterprises, develop pillar industries, expand employment, increase farmers' income, speed up the construction of small towns, and promote the gradual transfer of agricultural population to cities and towns.

Article 54 The state encourages the implementation of ecological migration in the process of returning farmland to forests, and gives appropriate subsidies to the production and living facilities of ecological immigrant farmers.

Article 55 After returning farmland to forests, the local people's governments concerned shall take measures such as closing hillsides to prohibit grazing and keeping animals in captivity to protect the achievements of returning farmland to forests.