Leased farm refers to an organizational form of agricultural production mode, that is, agricultural land is leased by landowners, and farmers carry out activities such as farming, management and harvesting. Historically, leased farms often appeared when the land ownership was unclear or the landowner could not directly participate in agricultural production. The emergence of leased farms not only makes full use of land, but also protects the fundamental interests of farmers.

In the history of China, renting farms has always been a common form of agricultural organization. In ancient feudal society, the landlord class often let itself widely occupy land by renting land and farms, thus realizing the control and exploitation of farmers. In modern feudal society, taxation and other policies prevented many farmers from directly cultivating land, which further promoted the development of land-leased farms. In modern society, with the clarity of land ownership and the protection of agricultural occupations, the application of leased land farms is gradually decreasing.

On the one hand, the emergence of leased farms can effectively improve the utilization rate of land, and at the same time, it can guarantee the fundamental interests of renters. However, in some cases, leasing land farms will also bring some negative effects, such as the poverty of farmers to a certain extent, the deterioration of land and the limited income of other aspects besides agricultural income. Nevertheless, leased farms still play a certain role in certain historical stages and specific economic environment, and its existence and evolution also reflect a side of human economic development.