Understanding pollution behavior among farmers: Exploring the influence of social networks and political identity on reducing straw burning in China

Zheng, Wolin; Luo, Biliang

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2022.102553

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“…In this case, we selected Dujiangyan City, Cangxi County, and Pujiang County as our object regions. The survey was based on stratified, multi-stage, and proportional to size probability sampling (PPS) methods [ 48 ], during which a combination of stratified and random sampling was used, and the specific sampling process was as follows. First, we selected three to five townships according to the size of the kiwifruit industry in the county (city); second, we randomly selected 3–5 villages in each township, and 8–12 kiwifruit growers in each village.…”

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Can the Participation in Quality Certification of Agricultural Products Drive the Green Production Transition?

Xia

Ren

2022

IJERPH

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The green production transition in agriculture is all about the quality of agricultural products at the source of production. Whether the product quality certification can accelerate the green production transition in agriculture is an issue of concern. We have measured the degree of green production transition of kiwifruit growers using a finite mixture model in this paper, and use research data from the main kiwifruit production areas in Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces to verify the impact of conducting product quality certification on the green production transition of kiwifruit growers. Besides, we use a multi-valued treatment effects model to verify the differences in the degree of green production transition among kiwifruit growers in the face of different certification types. Our findings are mainly as follows: the degree of green production transition among kiwifruit growers is not high, with an average of only 36.3%. Product quality certification can significantly promote the green production transition of kiwifruit growers, and the promotion effect of different certification methods in green production transition of kiwifruit growers significantly varies. The promotion effect of organic certification is greater than that of green certification and pollution-free certification. Further, the mechanism test analysis reveals that product quality certification can influence the green production transition of kiwifruit growers through three mechanisms: quality monitoring, market premium, and market access threshold. Based on this, this paper proposes policy recommendations to advance quality certification and green production transition among kiwifruit growers to increase the certification, enhance the willingness to green transition, and boost the differentiated certification system.

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Can the Participation in Quality Certification of Agricultural Products Drive the Green Production Transition?

Xia

Ren

2022

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“…The dissemination of effective information on livelihood transformation strategy required by abandoned farmers meets the traditional farmers' information needs for abandonment decision-making, and land abandonment spreads (Zheng & Luo, 2022). Second, learning mechanism.…”

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Do farmers' social networks aggravate cultivated land abandonment? A case study in Ganzhou, China

Chen

Xie

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Land Degrad Dev

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To clarify the influence mechanism and action path of social networks on farmland abandonment, taking the hilly and mountainous areas of Ganzhou, China as the study area, this paper first explores the influence of farmers' social networks on abandonment; furthermore, a mediation effect model is introduced to test the inhibiting effect of farmland transfer on abandonment under the scenario of expanding farmers' social networks. The results show that the expansion of farmers' social networks directly aggravates farmland abandonment, but with the development of land transfer market, farmers' social networks help to reduce the transaction cost of farmland transfer, thus promoting land circulation and restraining abandonment. Considering the double‐edged effect of farmers' social networks on abandonment, this paper recommends that policies aimed at curbing abandonment should be channeled through local farmers‐based social networks, and encourage land transfer among farmers' relatives, friends, or neighbors, and so forth to reduce transaction cost in rural society.

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“…Strong ties refer to the strong homogeneity of personal social networks and the close relationship between people, which put more emphasis on the strength of social networks. Due to the reciprocal motives among members, strong ties can reduce the cost of obtaining and analyzing information for farmers, and provide opportunities for mutual learning, exchange and help ( Zheng and Luo, 2022 ). Weak ties refer to individuals with strong heterogeneity in their social networks and not close relationship between people, which can better reflect the breadth of social networks.…”

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The influence of social capital on farmers’ green control technology adoption behavior

Ren

Zhong

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Relying on social capital to promote farmers’ adoption of green control technology is of great significance for the governance of rural environment and the realization of sustainable agricultural development. Based on the survey data of 754 farmers in Shandong Province, this paper uses the Probit model and the instrumental variable method to empirically analyze the impact of social capital on farmers’ green control technology adoption behavior. The results show that: social capital has a promoting influence on farmers’ green control technology adoption behavior; the influence of the three dimensions of social capital on farmers’ green control technology adoption behavior is in turn social norms, social networks, and social trust; social networks play an enhanced moderating role in the process of social trust and social norms promoting farmers’ green control technology adoption behavior; education level, the number of family labor force and annual family income level have a significant positive impact on farmers’ green control technology adoption behavior, while age has a significant negative impact. Therefore, the government should make full use of social capital to promote farmers to adopt green control technology.

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Understanding pollution behavior among farmers: Exploring the influence of social networks and political identity on reducing straw burning in China

Cited by 37 publications

References 49 publications

Can the Participation in Quality Certification of Agricultural Products Drive the Green Production Transition?

Can the Participation in Quality Certification of Agricultural Products Drive the Green Production Transition?

Do farmers' social networks aggravate cultivated land abandonment? A case study in Ganzhou, China

The influence of social capital on farmers’ green control technology adoption behavior

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