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WATER
卷 15, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/w15122228
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sustainable agriculture; low carbon agricultural technology; risk perception; loss aversion; Ordered Probit
Agriculture contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing carbon emissions in this sector is crucial for mitigating global warming. This study investigates the impact of farmers' risk perception on the adoption of low-carbon agricultural technology (LCAT) and its productivity effects. The results reveal that farmers with stronger risk perceptions are more likely to adopt LCAT, based on their loss aversion characteristics. Moreover, perceptions of yield, market, and climate risks positively influence LCAT adoption, with market risk perception exerting the strongest effect. Adopting LCAT has significant production and spillover effects, improving the output rate of farmers' operating farmland and neighboring plots.
Agriculture is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing carbon emissions in this sector is essential for mitigating global warming. To achieve China's targets of carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, promoting low-carbon agricultural technology (LCAT) is fundamental. This study examines the impact of farmers' risk perception on LCAT adoption behavior and its productivity effects with the Ordered Probit regression method, using micro survey data from 531 farmers in Shaanxi Province, China. The results show that farmers with stronger risk perceptions were more likely to adopt LCAT, based on their loss aversion characteristics. Additionally, farmers' perceptions of yield, market, and climate risks positively influence the adoption of LCAT, with market risk perception having the strongest effect. Adopting LCAT has significant production and spillover effects, improving the output rate of farmers' operating farmland and neighboring plots by 2.4% and 1.2%, respectively, for each additional measure adopted. This study contributes to the perception and loss aversion literature by examining farmers' adoption of low-carbon agricultural practices. This study sheds light on the importance of risk perception in the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and can inform policies aimed at promoting the adoption of LCAT for achieving sustainable agriculture and mitigating climate change, highlighting the crucial role of sustainable environmental management in the agricultural sector.
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