A company-dominated pattern of land consolidation to solve land fragmentation problem and its effectiveness evaluation: A case study in a hilly region of Guangxi Autonomous Region, Southwest China

•To investigate and built up the conceptual framework of company-dominated land consolidation pattern.•To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of company-dominated land consolidation pattern from land fragmentation, economic, social and ecological aspects.•To compare the advantages and disadvantages of traditional government-dominated pattern with company-dominated land consolidation pattern.