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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Agricultural and Food Economics
Volume 8 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1440786

How Does Agricultural Land Scale Affect Recycling Behavior of Agricultural Wastes: Evidence from CLES

Provisionally accepted
Jing Liu Jing Liu 1*Jin Liu Jin Liu 2*Huan Zhang Huan Zhang 3Tianshu Zhou Tianshu Zhou 4
  • 1 Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
  • 2 Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China
  • 3 Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
  • 4 Sanlin Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

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    The recycling of agricultural waste is an important measure for achieving green agricultural production. Existing studies have discussed the relationship between agricultural land scale and agricultural production from different angles, but ignored the disposal of agricultural waste. This study used China Land Economic Survey (CLES) from 2020 to 2021 and applied the probit model and the instrumental variable method to conduct the empirical analysis. The results showed a significant negative relationship between farmers' agricultural land scale and the recycling of agricultural waste. Heterogeneity analysis showed that the effect of less-developed areas was higher than that of relatively developed areas, and younger samples were less affected than the elderly. The mechanism analysis further pointed out that social norms and economic incentives can effectively promote the recycling of agricultural waste for farmers, given the scale of agricultural land. This study expands the relevant studies on agricultural waste disposal behavior, clarifies the impact and relevant mechanisms, and provides insights for realizing sustainable agricultural development.

    Keywords: Agricultural green development, Agricultural Land Scale, Agricultural wastes, Moderating effect, China

    Received: 30 May 2024; Accepted: 14 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Liu, Liu, Zhang and Zhou. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Jing Liu, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China
    Jin Liu, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China

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