Green innovation in agriculture development: the impact of environment awareness, technology spillover, and social networks

Abstract

Green agriculture with the benefits of environmental protection, food safety and high economic value is becoming the destination of modern agriculture. Therefore, green innovation in agriculture leads to sustainable development, thereby improving the efficiency of management and use of natural resources while enhancing adaptability and resilience to the impacts of climate change. This study proposed the relationships among environment awareness, technology spillover (TS), social networks, and green innovation. Additionally, this study also investigates moderating role of social networks on green innovation and sustainable development. The probability sampling method was employed to develop a research sample. The research uses correlation analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM) to analyse the data of valid observations collected in the structured questionnaire survey in Vietnam. The results indicate that environment awareness and TS have direct positive impacts on green innovation. Moreover, social networks play the mediator in enhancing the innovation towards green agricultural production.

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“…3.3.5 Control variables. According to relevant literature, the personal characteristics of farmers, such as gender, age, years of education, political identity, years of farming, and health status, were selected (Anum et al, 2022;Burton, 2014), basic household characteristics such as household income level and arable land size (Wekesah et al, 2019), as well as risk appetite (Simtowe, 2006), and environmental perception (Hien and Chi, 2023) as control variables for this paper.…”

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“…For example, research is being carried out on the possibilities of industry transfer with regard to the environmental potential, on the optimization of construction processes using safer/healthier materials, or on proper and effective management in agriculture. However, due to the complexity of factors influencing the state of the environment, the research conducted is usually of a diverse nature and may also be related to ecological awareness, technology transfer, and "green" innovations [4][5][6][7]. Many studies conducted in recent years have also concerned water pollution and modifications to water treatment technologies.…”