Purpose

This paper aims to build a theoretical model of the impact of farmers’ adoption behavior of soil and water conservation measures on the agricultural output to analyze the impact of farmers’ adoption behavior of soil and water conservation measures on agricultural output.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on the field survey data of 808 farmers households in three provinces (regions) of the Loess Plateau, this paper using the endogenous switching regression model to analyze the effect of farmers’ adoption behavior of soil and water conservation measures on agricultural output.

Findings

Soil erosion has a significant negative impact on agricultural output, and soil erosion has a significant positive impact on farmers’ adoption of soil and water conservation measures. Farmers adopt soil and water conservation measures such as engineering measures, biological measures and tillage measures to cope with soil erosion, which can increase agricultural output. Based on the counterfactual hypothesis, if farmers who adopt soil and water conservation measures do not adopt the corresponding soil and water conservation measures, their average output per ha output will decrease by 2.01%. Then, if farmers who do not adopt soil and water conservation measures adopt the corresponding soil and water conservation measures, their average output per ha output will increase by 12.12%. Government support and cultivated land area have a significant positive impact on farmers’ adoption behavior of soil and water conservation measures.

Research limitations/implications

The research limitation is the lack of panel data.

Practical implications

Soil erosion has a significant negative impact on agricultural output, and soil erosion has a significant positive impact on farmers’ adoption of soil and water conservation measures. Farmers adopt soil and water conservation measures such as engineering measures, biological measures and tillage measures to cope with soil erosion, which can increase agricultural output.

Social implications

The conclusion provides a reliable empirical basis for the government to formulate and implement relevant policies.

Originality/value

The contributions of this paper are as follows: the adoption behavior of soil and water conservation measures and agricultural output are included into the same analytical framework for empirical analysis, revealing the influencing factors of farmers’ adoption behavior of soil and water conservation measures and their output effects, enriching existing research. Using endogenous switching regression model and introducing instrumental variables to overcome the endogenous problem between the adoption behavior of soil and water conservation measures and agricultural output, and to analyze the influencing factors of farmers’ adoption behavior of soil and water conservation measures and its impact on agricultural output. Using the counter-factual idea to ensure that the two matched individuals have the same or similar attributes, to evaluate the average treatment effect of the behavior of soil and water conservation measures, to estimate the real impact of adaptation measures on agricultural output as accurately as possible and to avoid misleading policy recommendations.

中文翻译：

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农民采取水土保持措施的行为对农业产量的影响

目的

本文旨在建立农民采取水土保持措施对农业生产的影响的理论模型，以分析农民采取水土保持措施对农业生产的影响。

设计/方法/方法

基于黄土高原三个省（区）808个农户的田间调查数据，利用内生转换回归模型分析了农民采取水土保持措施对农业产量的影响。

发现

水土流失对农业产量产生重大的负面影响，水土流失对农民采用水土保持措施产生重大的积极影响。农民采取水土保持措施，例如工程措施，生物措施和耕作措施，以应对水土流失，这可以增加农业产量。基于反事实假说，如果采取水土保持措施的农民不采取相应的水土保持措施，其每公顷产量的平均产量将下降2.01％。这样，如果不采取水土保持措施的农民采取相应的水土保持措施，其每公顷产量的平均产量将增加12.12％。

研究局限/意义

研究限制是缺乏面板数据。

实际影响

水土流失对农业产量产生重大的负面影响，水土流失对农民采用水土保持措施产生重大的积极影响。农民采取水土保持措施，例如工程措施，生物措施和耕作措施，以应对水土流失，这可以增加农业产量。

社会影响

结论为政府制定和实施相关政策提供了可靠的经验基础。

创意/价值

本文的贡献如下：将水土保持措施的采用行为与农业产出纳入同一分析框架进行实证分析，揭示农民对水土保持措施的采用行为及其产出的影响因素。效果，丰富了现有研究。利用内生切换回归模型并引入工具变量，克服水土保持措施的采用行为与农业产出之间的内生性问题，分析农民对水土保持措施的采用行为的影响因素及其对农业的影响输出。使用反事实的想法来确保两个匹配的个体具有相同或相似的属性，