The Impact of Environmental Regulation and Cognition of Manure Treatment on the Resource Utilization Behaviors of Swine Farmers

Jianqiang Li, Hongming Liu, Xingqiang Zheng, Wenjie Liu and Huan Wang ()
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Jianqiang Li: College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Hongming Liu: College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Xingqiang Zheng: College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Wenjie Liu: College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Huan Wang: College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China

Agriculture, 2025, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-18

Abstract: The resource utilization of swine manure represents a critical pathway for advancing sustainable agricultural development. This study, based on survey data from 509 swine farmers in Sichuan Province, employs the Ordered Probit (Oprobit) model and the Conditional Mixed Process (CMP) model to analyze the mechanisms and pathways through which cognition about manure treatment, environmental regulation, and their interaction influence farmers’ behaviors towards manure resource utilization. It further delves into the heterogeneous characteristics of influencing factors. The findings reveal the following: (1) Farmers possess a high level of cognition regarding manure treatment, while environmental regulation is moderately implemented. The principal methods of manure resource utilization focus on recycling to fields and organic fertilizer production, with over 95% of farmers adopting at least one method of resource utilization. (2) Both cognition of manure treatment and environmental regulation significantly promote the behavior of manure resource utilization. There are substitutive or complementary effects between moral cognition and constraint regulation, as well as capability cognition and guidance regulation. (3) Among the farming community, the behavior of large-scale farmers is mainly influenced by moral cognition, whereas non-large-scale farmers are more affected by capability cognition and guidance regulation; middle-aged and young farmers are predominantly influenced by capability cognition, incentives, and guidance regulation, whereas the older generation of farmers is driven more by moral cognition and guidance regulation. Based on these insights, this study proposes targeted strategies for enhancing cognition and regulatory alignment across different groups, aiming to elevate the level of manure resource utilization and promote the green transformation of livestock farming.

Keywords: swine farmers; environmental regulation; cognition on manure treatment; resource utilization behavior; ordered probit model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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