Evaluation of Farmers’ Ecological Cognition in Responses to Specialty Orchard Fruit Planting Behavior: Evidence in Shaanxi and Ningxia, China

Developing specialties in orchard fruits productions with ecological and economic benefits is a practical and effective way to guarantee eco-friendliness and increase farmers’ income in the Loess Plateau area. Therefore, to understand these factors, the study constructs an agriculture ecological cog...

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Autores principales:	Zhe Chen, Apurbo Sarkar, Ahmed Khairul Hasan, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	ecological agriculture water conservation double-hurdle model interpretative structural modeling adoptions Agriculture (General) S1-972
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3fdd213e135843c488851ad8404e74be2021-11-25T15:58:22ZEvaluation of Farmers’ Ecological Cognition in Responses to Specialty Orchard Fruit Planting Behavior: Evidence in Shaanxi and Ningxia, China10.3390/agriculture111110562077-0472https://doaj.org/article/3fdd213e135843c488851ad8404e74be2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/11/1056https://doaj.org/toc/2077-0472Developing specialties in orchard fruits productions with ecological and economic benefits is a practical and effective way to guarantee eco-friendliness and increase farmers’ income in the Loess Plateau area. Therefore, to understand these factors, the study constructs an agriculture ecological cognition index from three dimensions of eco-agriculture cognitions (increase income cognition, water conservation cognition and eco-product price cognition). Our analysis was based on micro survey data from 416 farmers in Shaanxi and Ningxia, China. The study used two main econometric models, double-hurdle and Interpretative Structural Modeling (ISM), to examine the relationship and influence pathways between cognition of ecological agriculture and farmers’ specialty orchard fruit planting behavior. The results show that: (i) the cognition of eco-agriculture affects whether farmers plant specialty fruits (participation decision). The cognition of eco-agriculture increases income and the cognition of eco-product price significantly affect the scale of specialty orchard fruits planting (quantity decision). (ii) Household resource endowments influence specialty orchard fruit planting responses through ecological farming cognitions. (iii) The factors influencing the participation and quantity decisions of orchard fruit planting are significantly different. Therefore, when the government actively encourages farmers to participate in specialty orchard planting, it should fully consider the cognitive factors of ecological agriculture of the growers and develop targeted training strategies.Zhe ChenApurbo SarkarAhmed Khairul HasanXiaojing LiXianli XiaMDPI AGarticleecological agriculturewater conservationdouble-hurdle modelinterpretative structural modelingadoptionsAgriculture (General)S1-972ENAgriculture, Vol 11, Iss 1056, p 1056 (2021)
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topic	ecological agriculture water conservation double-hurdle model interpretative structural modeling adoptions Agriculture (General) S1-972
spellingShingle	ecological agriculture water conservation double-hurdle model interpretative structural modeling adoptions Agriculture (General) S1-972 Zhe Chen Apurbo Sarkar Ahmed Khairul Hasan Xiaojing Li Xianli Xia Evaluation of Farmers’ Ecological Cognition in Responses to Specialty Orchard Fruit Planting Behavior: Evidence in Shaanxi and Ningxia, China
description	Developing specialties in orchard fruits productions with ecological and economic benefits is a practical and effective way to guarantee eco-friendliness and increase farmers’ income in the Loess Plateau area. Therefore, to understand these factors, the study constructs an agriculture ecological cognition index from three dimensions of eco-agriculture cognitions (increase income cognition, water conservation cognition and eco-product price cognition). Our analysis was based on micro survey data from 416 farmers in Shaanxi and Ningxia, China. The study used two main econometric models, double-hurdle and Interpretative Structural Modeling (ISM), to examine the relationship and influence pathways between cognition of ecological agriculture and farmers’ specialty orchard fruit planting behavior. The results show that: (i) the cognition of eco-agriculture affects whether farmers plant specialty fruits (participation decision). The cognition of eco-agriculture increases income and the cognition of eco-product price significantly affect the scale of specialty orchard fruits planting (quantity decision). (ii) Household resource endowments influence specialty orchard fruit planting responses through ecological farming cognitions. (iii) The factors influencing the participation and quantity decisions of orchard fruit planting are significantly different. Therefore, when the government actively encourages farmers to participate in specialty orchard planting, it should fully consider the cognitive factors of ecological agriculture of the growers and develop targeted training strategies.
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author	Zhe Chen Apurbo Sarkar Ahmed Khairul Hasan Xiaojing Li Xianli Xia
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title	Evaluation of Farmers’ Ecological Cognition in Responses to Specialty Orchard Fruit Planting Behavior: Evidence in Shaanxi and Ningxia, China
title_short	Evaluation of Farmers’ Ecological Cognition in Responses to Specialty Orchard Fruit Planting Behavior: Evidence in Shaanxi and Ningxia, China
title_full	Evaluation of Farmers’ Ecological Cognition in Responses to Specialty Orchard Fruit Planting Behavior: Evidence in Shaanxi and Ningxia, China
title_fullStr	Evaluation of Farmers’ Ecological Cognition in Responses to Specialty Orchard Fruit Planting Behavior: Evidence in Shaanxi and Ningxia, China
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation of Farmers’ Ecological Cognition in Responses to Specialty Orchard Fruit Planting Behavior: Evidence in Shaanxi and Ningxia, China
title_sort	evaluation of farmers’ ecological cognition in responses to specialty orchard fruit planting behavior: evidence in shaanxi and ningxia, china
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/3fdd213e135843c488851ad8404e74be
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Evaluation of Farmers’ Ecological Cognition in Responses to Specialty Orchard Fruit Planting Behavior: Evidence in Shaanxi and Ningxia, China

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