Can Agricultural Credit Promote the Green Transformation of China’s Agriculture?

Lei Zhang, Lili Xu, Mingzi Gao and Mingdong Zhou ()
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Lei Zhang: School of Finance, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China
Lili Xu: College of Economics and Management, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
Mingzi Gao: School of Finance, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Mingdong Zhou: College of Economics and Management, Suqian University, Suqian 223800, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 24, 1-14

Abstract: The key to sustainable agricultural development is the transition to an environmentally friendly economic growth model. The development of agricultural credit (AC) plays an important role in promoting the shift of agricultural economic growth toward a green and low-carbon direction. In this context, a key question that needs to be addressed is the theoretical basis for how AC development affects agricultural green total factor productivity (AGTFP), and whether this relationship can be empirically tested. This article analyzes the impact mechanism of China’s AC development on AGTFP and conducts empirical testing using provincial panel data from 2009 to 2019. The results show that AC development significantly contributes to improving AGTFP. In terms of the underlying mechanism, AC development primarily fosters agricultural green technology innovation, thereby enhancing AGTFP.

Keywords: agricultural credit; green technology innovation; agricultural green total factor productivity; large-scale land management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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