Ziyuan Kexue (Jul 2024)
The impact of agricultural machinery services on farmers’ black soil protection behavior and mechanism: Evidence from farmers in typical black soil areas of Jilin Province
Abstract
[Objective] In the context of significant breakthroughs in black soil protection technologies, this study explored the impact of agricultural machinery services on farmers’ black soil protection behavior, to provide a theoretical support for mobilizing the enthusiasm of farmers in protecting land in the black soil region, promoting the sustainable use of black soil land resources, and building a solid foundation for food security. [Methods] Based on the survey data of farmers in typical black soil areas of Jilin Province in 2021, this study used the Oprobit model, conditional mixed process, and Sobel test to analyze and test the impact and mechanism of agricultural machinery services on farmers’ black soil protection behavior. [Results] (1) Agricultural machinery services had a positive incentive effect on farmers’ black soil protection behavior, which was still true after correcting for potential endogenous errors and selective errors, and was consistent using different variables and methods. (2) The impact of agricultural machinery services on different types of farmers’ black soil protection behavior had asymmetric characteristics. The incentive effect of agricultural machinery services outsourcing on the black soil protection behavior of large-scale farmers, professional farmers, and non-elderly farmers was greater than that of small farmers, part-time farmers, and elderly farmers. (3) Agricultural machinery services had a positive incentive effect on farmers’ black soil protection behavior. From the external objective level, agricultural machinery services promoted farmers’ adoption of black soil protection behavior by improving the availability of black soil protection technology. From the internal subjective level, agricultural machinery services promoted farmers’ adoption of black soil protection behavior by improving farmers’ value perception of black soil protection. [Conclusion] Therefore, agricultural machinery services and their organizations should be used as the media to leverage the external driving force of technology supply and the internal motivating effect of value perception, which will help to stimulate the enthusiasm of farmers for black soil protection.
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