This study aims to investigate the relationship between planting inertia, grain policies, and green transformation in grain production. Using the statistical data from 26 Chinese provinces from 2004 to 2023, this study empirically examines the impact of planting inertia on the green transformation of grain production, as well as the moderating effect of grain policies. The results indicate that: Planting inertia has a significant inhibitory effect on the green transformation of grain production. The price support policy for grain reinforces the inhibitory effect of planting inertia on the green transformation of grain production. In contrast, grain subsidy policies, high-standard farmland construction policies, and innovative insurance policies can facilitate the green transformation of grain production through multiple mechanisms, including incentives for green production behaviors, investments in green infrastructure, and risk mitigation for green investments. Furthermore, the restraining effect of planting inertia on the green transformation of grain production exhibits heterogeneous characteristics depending on regional economic development levels and regional innovation capacities. Accordingly, the study proposes the following recommendations: strengthening the hierarchical and structural design of green policies, accelerating collective action among farmers for green production practices, increasing investment in regional green infrastructure for grain production, and promoting the deep integration of grain green industry chains and innovation chains by taking advantage of the situation.
式中:i为观测省份,t为时间,ln(Gre) it 为粮食生产绿色转型,ln(Struct) it(-1)为种植惯性;为调节变量,包括粮食价格政策、粮食补贴政策、粮食基础设施政策和绿色保险政策等;为控制变量,具体包括城镇化水平、经济发展水平、农业基础设施水平、劳动人口老龄化和信息化水平等;为残差项;为待估参数。式(1)为工具变量对种植惯性的第一阶段回归估计方程,式(2)为种植惯性对粮食生产绿色转型的第二阶段回归估计方程。
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