Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5): 1172-1181.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20240385

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Effect of policy incentives on farmer's adoption behavior of conservation tillage technologies: based on the perspectives of factor quality and time preference

ZHU Zheyi1,2(), SHI Fang1, NING Ke1,2, ZHENG Shan3,*()   

  1. 1. School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
    2. Zhejiang Rural Revitalization Research Institute, Hangzhou 311300, China
    3. College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
  • Received:2024-04-27 Online:2025-05-25 Published:2025-06-11

Abstract:

Adoption of conservation tillage technologies is recognized as important measure to improve soil quality, while the diffusion rate is different among technologies. In this study, the economic and environmental benefits of conservation tillage technologies were systematically examined. From the perspectives of factor quality and time preference, the mechanism of how policy subsidies influence farmer's adoption behavior of conservation tillage technologies was identified, and an empirical analysis was carried out with plots data obtained from the survey in four provinces of Heilongjiang, Henan, Sichuan and Zhejiang, China. It was shown that the yield and soil nitrogen content could be improved by the adoption of conservation tillage technologies. Policy incentives could increase the possibility of farmer's adoption behavior toward conservation tillage technology. The better soil quality and the weaker time preference would diminish the effect of policy subsidies. In order to improve the soil quality and ensure food security, it was suggested that the government should improve public policies based on the characteristics of soils and farmers to promote the diffusion of conservation tillage technologies.

Key words: conservation tillage, policy subsidies, soil quality, time preference

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