Can Digital Human Capital Promote Farmers’ Willingness to Engage in Green Production? Exploring the Role of Online Learning and Social Networks

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 227 - 227

Published: Feb. 18, 2025

The development of rural digitalization has become a key driving force for promoting green agricultural production. However, in practical operations, due to the insufficient digital skills and lack necessary human capital among farmers, they struggle distinguish between production methods traditional practices, which turn reduces their willingness adopt This study employed empirical research collect data from 854 farmers China's largest grain-producing region used Probit model analyze impact on farmers' engage results indicate that an increase can significantly enhance Additionally, it was found online learning towards production, with informal proving more effective. Further analysis revealed social networks play mediating role also explored heterogeneous different groups highlighting increases have pronounced effect small-scale middle-aged Therefore, continuously enhancing capital, emphasizing diverse channels, leveraging 'acquaintance networks' encourage improve awareness through platforms are critical sustainable agriculture developing countries.

Language: Английский

Sowing the seeds of sustainability: a deep dive into farmers’ recycling practices of pesticide packaging waste in China

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: March 28, 2025

Despite growing agricultural modernization, a majority of pesticide packaging waste (PPW) remains inadequately recycled in China, posing threats to sustainability and food safety. Drawing from the nationally representative CRRS dataset encompassing 10 provinces 2,131 households, this study addresses critical research gaps PPW management by integrating novel dimensions farmers’ cognition, infrastructure accessibility, regional heterogeneity, using both multinomial logit (MNL) propensity score matching (PSM) methods. Our findings show that awareness PPW’s harm on soil environment positively influences recycling behavior, while cognitive obstacles negatively impact likelihood. Farmer perspectives security demonstrate dual role, indicating potential knowledge gap regarding harmful consequences burying or burning PPW. The results also highlight presence fixed collection points significantly enhances practices. suggests need for interventions, such as promoting targeted educational programs, enhance dispel misconceptions. A comprehensive policy approach, development, education, community engagement, is crucial fostering sustainable management, ensuring an environmentally responsible agriculturally future.

Language: Английский

Relationship quality in the vertical collaboration of vegetable farmers: evidence from the North China Plain

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: April 2, 2025

Close collaboration between vegetable farmers and downstream stakeholders is crucial for integrating into modern agricultural supply chains, helping them manage market uncertainties improving their economic outcomes. Based on the Stimulus - Organism Response (SOR) model social embeddedness theory, this study adopts a moderated mediation utilizes survey data from 1,014 in North China Plain to analyze how relationship quality influences farmers’ participation vertical collaboration. Our findings indicate that significantly enhances willingness engage collaboration, particularly production contract arrangements. Furthermore, promotes through enhancing perceived value, with business environment moderating effect. Heterogeneity analyses reveal notable differences, among Chinese cabbage growers members of cooperatives, highlighting targeted opportunities strengthening This emphasizes need building robust interpersonal networks farmers, creating favorable environment, optimizing mechanisms, implementing policies different categories, thereby providing both theoretical insights practical guidance modernization.

Language: Английский