What promote farmers to adopt green agricultural fertilizers? Evidence from 8 provinces in China

Li, Baoku; Qiao, Yingying; Yao, Ruoxi

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139123

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“…According to the theory of the "rational man", farmers' behavior is a choice following cost-benefit analysis and taking into account their own endowment [15,19]. The motivation of farmers' behaviors is the pursuit of economic returns [20].…”

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Perceived Benefit, Policy Incentive and Farmers’ Organic Fertilizer Application in Protected Areas

Yang,

Su,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Agriculture

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The green production behaviors of farmers in protected areas (PAs) can reduce environmental disturbances and contribute to the effectiveness of PAs. Based on a survey of 708 farmers in Wuyishan National Park (WNP) and Crested Ibis Nature Reserve (CINR), we studied the influence of perceived benefit and policy incentive on farmers’ organic fertilizer application. Results: (1) Perceived benefit, subsidies policy, and propaganda policy significantly promoted farmers’ organic fertilizer application, with perceived benefit having the strongest effect, followed by subsidies policy. The influence of restriction policy was not significant. (2) Perceived benefit, subsidies policy, and propaganda policy indirectly influenced organic fertilizer application through ecological awareness. (3) In WNP, perceived benefit had the strongest effect on organic fertilizer application, and subsidies policy significantly enhanced farmers’ ecological awareness and influenced their behaviors. In contrast, subsidies policy had the strongest effect on organic fertilizer application, but did not significantly enhance farmers’ ecological awareness in CINR. These results offer valuable insights for promoting green production behaviors of farmers in PAs. This study implies that there must be a pathway for the realization of ecological value in ecological protection. Ecological value realization is the endogenous motivation for farmers’ sustainable green production behaviors. However, government subsidies and guidance are also essential in the early stage.

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Section: Theoretical Analysis Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceived Benefit, Policy Incentive and Farmers’ Organic Fertilizer Application in Protected Areas

Yang,

Su,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Agriculture

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“…Cities across different regions exhibit substantial variations in scale, institutional environment, and resource endowments [4,8,11,25]. Consequently, the impact of agricultural green development pilot zones on agricultural green TFP might differ based on regional contexts.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Subsequently, the United States, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the World Sustainable Agriculture Association further promoted the formation and development of sustainable agriculture. Researchers Sustainability 2024, 16, 5149 2 of 15 in different countries have conducted detailed analyses of the impact factors and the effectiveness of policies on sustainable agriculture [3,[7][8][9][10][11].…”

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Evaluating the Effects of the ‘Pilot Zone’ Policy on China’s Agricultural Green Development

Yao,

Si,

2024

Sustainability

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Green agriculture is a new sustainable agricultural development model that coordinates agricultural development with the environment which has been vigorously promoted in China in recent years. With the support of national policies, China has set up 130 pilot zones for green agricultural development. Taking these pilot zones as quasi-natural experimental areas, the difference-in-differences (DID) method and agricultural green total factor productivity are used to evaluate the effect of the policy in the pilot zones. The findings indicate that the pilot zones notably diminish non-point source agricultural pollution without affecting agricultural added value and improve agricultural green total factor productivity by improving technical efficiency. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the effectiveness of this policy varies regionally. The eastern region of China, the main agricultural producing areas, and the regions with higher initial environmental pollution levels and abundant educational resources experience more pronounced benefits. Based on the regional characteristics of different regions, this study considers the factors such as agricultural resource endowment and development basis and explores how the policy effects of agricultural green development in different regions, which has certain guiding significance for the continuous improvement in China’s agricultural green development policies.

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“…On the one hand, factors such as the farmers' individual qualities, household characteristics, and production characteristics might influence the extent to which farmers engage in cropland quality protection behaviors. At the level of individual farmers' characteristics, age, gender, education level, socio-economic status, risk preference, and behavioral perception are important factors influencing the adoption of cropland quality protection behaviors [5][6][7][8][9][10]. At the level of household characteristics, the adoption of cropland quality protection behaviors is affected by income level, the number of laborers, and part-time jobs in the household [11][12][13][14].…”

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Can Market-Oriented Allocation of Land Factors Promote the Adoption of Cropland Quality Protection Behaviors by Farmers: Evidence from Rural China

Shen,

Wang

2024

Land

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Protecting cropland quality is a fundamental national policy that China must adhere to for the long term. This study examines the impact of market-oriented allocation of land factors on farmers’ cropland quality protection behaviors and its mechanism of action, based on survey data from 3804 farm households in the 2020 China Rural Revitalization Survey (CRRS). The study employs the Ordered Probit (O-probit) model, the mediated effect model, and other econometric tools to analyze the data. The study found that the market-oriented allocation of land factors can significantly promote farmers’ adoption of cropland quality protection behaviors. The robustness test supports this conclusion. The market-oriented allocation of land factors indirectly promotes the adoption of cropland quality protection by expanding the plot size and improving agricultural income. The analysis of heterogeneity indicates that farmers are more likely to adopt cropland quality protection behaviors in the plains, suburban areas, or areas with better developed labor markets. Therefore, it is essential to continue promoting market-oriented reforms of rural land factors, actively promoting land transfer policies, and guiding the development of agricultural operations towards scaling, specialization, and modernization. This will achieve the rational allocation of land resources. It is important to consider geographical variations in each area when implementing policies to guarantee effective utilization and protection of cropland.

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What promote farmers to adopt green agricultural fertilizers? Evidence from 8 provinces in China

Cited by 10 publications

References 32 publications

Perceived Benefit, Policy Incentive and Farmers’ Organic Fertilizer Application in Protected Areas

Perceived Benefit, Policy Incentive and Farmers’ Organic Fertilizer Application in Protected Areas

Evaluating the Effects of the ‘Pilot Zone’ Policy on China’s Agricultural Green Development

Can Market-Oriented Allocation of Land Factors Promote the Adoption of Cropland Quality Protection Behaviors by Farmers: Evidence from Rural China

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