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The effects of quality certification on agricultural low-carbon production behavior: evidence from Chinese rice farmers

Low-carbon agricultural practices have received increasing attention, and the rapid development of agricultural product quality certification in China has provided a potential way to implement low-carbon agriculture. This study employs an endogenous switching regession to examine the effects of quality certification on low-carbon production behaviors using the survey data of 1,042 rice farmers in Hubei Province, China. The empirical results show that, first, the quality certification participation has a positive and statistically significant impact on farmers’ low-carbon production behaviors. In particular, the treatment effect of quality certification participation is to increase farmers’ low-carbon production level to appropriately 71.85%. Second, a disaggregated analysis by quality certification type reveals no significant difference between public geographical indication certification and private green food and organic product certification in promoting farmers’ low-carbon production behaviors. Nevertheless, the effect of multiple certifications on low-carbon production behaviors is significantly stronger than that of single certification. Third, disaggregated analysis indicates that new agricultural business entities are more likely to implement low-carbon production after participating in quality certification than traditional farmers.

Title of publication: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
Volume: 21
Issue: 1
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Author: Sanxia Du, Xiaofeng Luo, Lin Tang, Aqian Yan
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Organization: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
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Year: 2023
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Country/ies: China
Geographical coverage: Asia and the Pacific
Type: Journal article
Content language: English
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