How can agricultural production trusteeship improve the technical efficiency of grain production?
Based on micro survey data from 14 provincial-level regions of China in 2022,this paper empirically tests the impact and mechanism of agricultural production trusteeship on technology efficiency of grain production by using inverse probability weights and inverse probability weighted regression adjustment methods.The result shows that:(1)The participation of agricultural production trusteeship in decision-making is influenced by multiple factors and is a self-selection behavior of farmers.(2)The purchase of agricultural production trusteeship services by farmers is beneficial for improving the technical efficiency of grain production.Compared to farmers who do not purchase services,the technical efficiency of grain production by farmers who purchase services is about 2.51％-3.40％higher.The reason is that agricultural production trusteeship can effectively reduce the input of pesticides and fertilizers in grain production,and increase the probability of technology adoption by grain farmers.(3)Further analysis shows that the improvement effect of agricultural production trusteeship on the technical efficiency of grain production is most evident in the balancing areas of grain production and marketing and in wheat production,and the positive effect is more prominent in small-scale,high level of part-time employment,and the new generation of farmers.
agricultural production trusteeshiptechnical efficiencygrain productionservice scale operationsmallholders
万方数据
维普
