Simulation of Policy Tools’ Effects on Farmers’ Adoption of Conservation Tillage Technology: An Empirical Analysis in China

Hongbin Liu, Mengyao Wu, Xinhua Liu, Jiaju Gao, Xiaojuan Luo and Yan Wu
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Hongbin Liu: College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
Mengyao Wu: College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
Xinhua Liu: College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
Jiaju Gao: College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
Xiaojuan Luo: Jiangxi Economic Development Research Institute, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
Yan Wu: College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-23

Abstract: Conservation tillage technology (CTT) provides a new solution to the problem of cultivated land protection. Using effective policy tools to ensure that farmers adopt conservation tillage technology is crucial to the sustainable utilization of cultivated land resources and the development of agricultural modernization. This study aims to explore the decision-making and the dynamic influence mechanism involved in using policy tools to influence farmers’ technology adoption behaviors by constructing a theoretical framework. Based on survey data of farmers in Liaoning Province, China, the Agent Belief–Desire–Intention (BDI) model is applied. The results show that the implementation of policy tools promotes farmers’ adoption of CTT, but different types of policy tools have different impacts on the decision-making behavior of farmers; a change in the intensity of the policy tools will also cause differences in farmers’ behavioral responses. In addition, policy tools must be implemented in a timely manner, as the number of farmers adopting CTT reaches the maximum within 2–3 years. Based on the above research results, in order to effectively promote farmers’ adoption of CTT, the government should pay attention to the role of information-inducing policy and set flexible policy subsidies and punishment standards.

Keywords: conservation tillage technology; farmers’ technology adoption behavior; policy tools; agent model; BDI structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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