The Influence of Government Regulation on Farmers’ Green Production Behavior—From the Perspective of the Market Structure

Qiang Huang, Huizhu Wang and Chao Chen ()
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Qiang Huang: College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Huizhu Wang: College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Chao Chen: College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-23

Abstract: To clarify the factors influencing the green production behavior of peach farmers, this paper uses the survey data of 741 peach farmers in 19 provinces and cities in China, it uses a multiple ordered probit model to empirically analyze the impact of the government regulations on the green production behavior of peach farmers, from the perspective of the market structure. This paper also analyzes its intermediary role in this process, and it analyzes the possible heterogeneity at both the planting scale and the regional level. The results show the following: (1) Government regulation has a positive and significant impact on the green production behavior of peach farmers. Specifically, government supervision and inspection, alongside green subsidies, can positively promote the implementation of green production behavior by peach farmers, but government publicity and training have not played a good role. (2) The market structure plays a partial intermediary role, rather than a complete intermediary role, in the government regulation affecting the green production behavior of peach farmers. (3) The impact of the government regulation on the green production behavior of peach farmers is heterogeneous. Specifically, compared with small farmers, the impact on large-scale farmers is higher; however, the influence of the three methods of government regulation on the green production behavior of peach farmers varies from region to region. Therefore, in order to promote the implementation of green production, the government should introduce appropriate local policies, strongly support new agricultural business entities, draw clear guidelines for the market, and play the role of “night watchman”.

Keywords: government regulation; market structure; green production; intermediary effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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