This study aimed to explore the promoting effect of farmers’ cooperatives on the green transformation of rural households and the pathways through which this effect is realized. Based on the pooled cross-sectional data of 550 grain growers in cooperatives in Sichuan Province, taking the organizational support in grain growers’ decision-making behavior, this study uses the Poisson model and intermediary effect model to explore the effects and mechanism of organizational support on the grain growers’ adoption behavior of green production technology. The results show that: 1) The organizational support effectively promoted the adoption of green production technology in grain growers, among which the impact of tool support is more significant than that of network support, institutional support and emotional support. And this result has passed the robustness tests. 2)Heterogeneity analysis found that organizational support on part-time grain growers was more obvious. Compared with high cultural level group, organizational support had a more prominent effect on low cultural level group in grain growers. 3) The mechanism analysis found that the organizational support promoted the adoption of green production technology in grain growers by enhancing the perception of the prospects of green production and increasing the learning exchange between grain growers. In conclusion, this study puts forward policy implications from four aspects: strengthening the support capacity of cooperative organizations, emphasizing the cultivation of professional grain-farming members, enhancing the perception of the prospects of green production, and improving the learning and exchange mechanism among grain growers.
1844年成立的罗虚代尔公平先锋社(Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers)是人类历史上公认的第一个成功的合作社,其所提出的自愿与开放的社员资格,民主的社员控制,社员经济参与,自治与独立,教育、培训与告知,合作社之间的合作,关注社区等要求,即罗虚代尔7项原则,成为判断是否为合作经济组织的重要原则[18]。其中,对社员的教育与培训成为合作社向粮农提供组织支持开展绿色生产的制度根源。此外,相较于传统小农,合作社的机械化、专业化、组织化水平更高,但粮食产业的低效益仍难以满足其自身发展的需要[19]。绿色农产品的市场溢价及高附加值使得合作社更加愿意支持社员开展农业绿色生产[20]。因此,本部分将着重探讨合作社组织支持如何影响粮农绿色生产技术采用行为。
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