Journal article
EFFECTS OF INFORMATION LITERACY ON FARMERS' TRANSITION TO GREEN PRODUCTION
Applied ecology and environmental research, Vol.21(4), pp.3445-3463
2023
Abstract
The agricultural sector of China continues to make excessive use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals, severely contaminating agricultural non-point source and concealing product quality and safety risks. Consequently, the key to promoting the green development of agriculture is determining how to facilitate farmers in their transition to green production. Based on micro-survey data, this paper empirically explored the impact of information literacy on farmers' willingness to transform to green production; the mechanism of the effect was analyzed through an ordered logit model (Ologit model) and a mediating effects model, where the mediating effects were examined using the theory of protection motivation. The findings indicated that farmers' willingness to transition to green production was significantly influenced by information literacy and its dimensions; farming households were more likely to transition to green production if they were aware of their information demands and had the abilities to use information; protection motivation played a partial mediating role between farmers' information literacy and willingness to transform green production; and the mediating effect of coping assement was stronger. This paper offers new research and theoretical perspectives for the study of farmers' green production, as well as policy recommendations for the government's willingness to promote green production in terms of information literacy education, environmental protection publicity, skills, and methods training.
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- Title
- EFFECTS OF INFORMATION LITERACY ON FARMERS' TRANSITION TO GREEN PRODUCTION
- Authors/Creators
- X. TianR.Y. SunZ.H. LI
- Publication Details
- Applied ecology and environmental research, Vol.21(4), pp.3445-3463
- Publisher
- Levente Hufnagel (ALÖKI Kft.)
- Identifiers
- 991005598616607891
- Copyright
- © ALÖKI Kft, Budapest, Hungary
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Harry Butler Institute; School of Agricultural Sciences; State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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