Threshold effect or spatial spillover? The impact of agricultural mechanization on grain production

Wu, Zhihao; Dang, Jingqi; Pang, Yipu; Xu, Wei

doi:10.1080/15140326.2021.1968218

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“…The extant literature also pointed out that the agricultural equipment level, the level of economic development, demographic and benefit factors [ 34 ], socioeconomic characteristics, available technology, and government policies [ 35 ] are positively related to the mechanization level of farmland, while small farm size and fragmentation of holdings [ 36 ] are negatively related to the mechanization level of farmland. Further, the level of mechanization has a significant positive impact on the cost, output value, income and return rate of all types of crops [ 37 ] and the increase of grain yield and farmers’ income [ 38 ]. Nevertheless, the existing studies ignored investigation of the mediating effects of FLT and farmland mechanization in the relationship between DFI and HQAD.…”

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How Can Digital Financial Inclusion Promote High-Quality Agricultural Development? The Multiple-Mediation Model Research

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Liu

Sun

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In order to balance the relationship between economics, society and environment, the Chinese government has stated that China’s economy should shift from high-speed growth to high-quality development. Since agriculture is the foundation of the national economy, high-quality development of agriculture plays significant roles in the achievement of food security, social stability and environmental sustainability in China. In practice, the expansion of digital financial inclusion (DFI) seems to provide valuable opportunities for the development of high-quality agriculture. Nevertheless, in theory, the extant literature ignores exploration of the close relationships between DFI and high-quality agricultural development (HQAD). Hence, using Chinese provincial panel data from 2011 to 2020 and structural equation model (SEM) in STATA 16.0, this paper attempts to investigate whether and how DFI can enhance HQAD. Analysis reveals that (1) DFI can directly promote HQAD; (2) DFI can indirectly facilitate HQAD through the mediator of farmland transfer (FLT); (3) DFI can indirectly promote HQAD through the mediator of farmland mechanization level (FML); (4) compared with the benefits brought by “high-mechanization”, the benefits brought by “large-scale” farmland transfer policies are much greater. To our knowledge, our research is one of the first to investigate the direct and indirect effecting mechanisms of DFI’s influence on HQAD from the perspectives of farmland scale and farmland technology.

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How Can Digital Financial Inclusion Promote High-Quality Agricultural Development? The Multiple-Mediation Model Research

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“…From the viewpoint of micro-entities, farmers can learn advanced knowledge, technology, and experience from other farmers, agricultural cooperatives, and agricultural production service organizations in adopting agricultural productive services, and thus promote productivity improvement through positive externalities of learning. Employing panel data of 13 prefecture-level cities in Jiangsu province of China from 2000 to 2016, Wu et al revealed that the spatial spillover effect of mechanization was significant on grain yield due to the cross-regional operation of mechanization [ 35 ].…”

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Can Agricultural Productive Services Promote Agricultural Environmental Efficiency in China?

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Deng

Wang

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Agricultural productive services are important paths to realize the development of green agriculture, while the effect of agricultural productive services on the agricultural environment and its influencing mechanism are not yet clear. With the panel data of agricultural production in China from 2004 to 2019, by using multi-output stochastic frontier analysis with an output-oriented distance function, this study investigates agricultural environmental efficiency based on net carbon sinks. Then, this study explores the effect of agricultural productive services on agricultural environmental efficiency and its mechanisms by adopting ordinary least squares regression with fixed-effect panel model, causal steps approach, and spatial econometric method. The main findings are as follows: Firstly, agricultural productive services enhance agricultural productivity and agricultural environment by optimizing inputs and increasing outputs, and thus improve agricultural environmental efficiency. This result holds steadily after using instrumental variables to deal with endogeneity, changing the measurement of the dependent and independent variables, and subdividing the sample. Secondly, the pathways of agricultural productive services affecting agricultural environmental efficiency are mainly reflected in technology progress, planting structure adjustment, factor allocation optimization, and spatial spillover. Thirdly, due to the law of diminishing marginal returns, the impact of agricultural productive services on agricultural environmental efficiency is more significant when the level of agricultural productive services is relatively low. To improve agricultural environmental efficiency, we suggest implementing different productive service strategies in different regions, strengthening information integration, and improving infrastructure.

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“…The vast size of China and the distinct differences in crop production cycles between regions provide ample opportunities for cross-regional APS operations. For instance, agricultural machinery services can provide tillage, seeding, and harvesting services to other regions [47], affecting the allocation of production factors, planting structures, and technological progress in neighboring regions. Based on the above analysis, this paper proposes the second research hypothesis.…”

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Can Agricultural Productive Services Inhibit Carbon Emissions? Evidence from China

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Wang

et al. 2023

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Reducing agricultural carbon emissions (ACE) is important for the sustainable development of agriculture. Agricultural productive services (APS), a novel form of agricultural technology extension, offer new avenues for promoting sustainable and green agriculture. The present study aims to explore the impact of APS on ACE. In line with the aim of the study, the Kernel density, Moran’s I index, spatial Durbin model, and threshold regression model are employed. The findings reveal that APS demonstrate a significant inhibitory effect on ACE, reducing ACE not only within the region itself but also exerting a negative spatial spillover effect on other regions. Furthermore, a non-linear relationship between APS and ACE is observed, characterized by an inverted U-shaped curve with the arable land operating area serving as the threshold. Therefore, to fully harness the inhibitory effect of APS on ACE and to promote environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural development, policymakers should vigorously develop APS, strengthen regional cooperation, and promote land transfer. Our research can help in understanding the impact of APS on ACE and to promote sustainable agricultural development.

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Threshold effect or spatial spillover? The impact of agricultural mechanization on grain production

Cited by 20 publications

References 22 publications

How Can Digital Financial Inclusion Promote High-Quality Agricultural Development? The Multiple-Mediation Model Research

How Can Digital Financial Inclusion Promote High-Quality Agricultural Development? The Multiple-Mediation Model Research

Can Agricultural Productive Services Promote Agricultural Environmental Efficiency in China?

Can Agricultural Productive Services Inhibit Carbon Emissions? Evidence from China

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