How does innovation consortium promote low-carbon agricultural technology innovation: An evolutionary game analysis

Low-carbon agriculture is a crucial component of sustainable development; technological innovation is the cornerstone of the agricultural transformation towards low-carbon production. This study developed a tripartite evolutionary game model for agricultural enterprise, university, and the government. It examined the low-carbon technology innovation of the agricultural innovation from an innovation consortium's perspective, considering the dilemma that China's low-carbon agriculture development faces owing to the lack of a single subject's innovation capability. The simulation's outcomes indicated: (1) The increase in collaborative innovation reve-nue, default costs (three-six times), and additional social benefits of collaborative innovation effectively pro-moted the evolutionary game results to (1,1,1), which means agricultural enterprises and universities choose collaborative innovation, and the government chooses to provide subsidies; (2) Enhancing innovation subsidies influenced game outcomes to a certain degree, but the effect was limited. The findings provide theoretical basis for government to enact policies to promote scientific and technological progress and to develop low-carbon agriculture.

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Low-carbon agriculture is crucial for sustainable development, and technological innovation is the key to transforming agriculture towards low-carbon production. This study developed a game model involving agricultural enterprises, universities, and the government to examine low-carbon technology innovation. The simulation results show that collaborative innovation and government subsidies are effective in promoting low-carbon agriculture development. The findings provide a theoretical basis for government policies to promote scientific and technological progress and develop low-carbon agriculture.