Research on the influence of rational cognition and environmental regulation on the green production transition of Chinese medicinal herb growers: Evidence from Gansu Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
To explore the influences of internal and external factors on farmers’ green production transition, based on survey data from 980 Chinese medicinal herb growers in Gansu Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The comprehensive index method was used to measure the level of green production transition. The OLS model and moderation effect model were used to explore the effects of rational cognition, environmental regulation, and the interaction on the green production of Chinese herbal medicine growers. The findings revealed that: 1) Rational cognition can significantly promote the green production transition of traditional Chinese medicine growers. 2) Environmental regulations exert a positive impact on the green production transition of traditional Chinese medicine growers. 3) There is an interactive effect exists between environmental regulations and rational cognition. 4) The effects of rational cognition, environmental regulations, and their interaction differ across production rhythms and business entities. Therefore, it is necessary to deepen cognitive cultivation so as to strengthen the endogenous motivation for green production transition, optimize the environmental regulation system to enhance the external driving force of green production transition, reinforce interactive synergy to promote the two-way empowerment between rational cognition and environmental regulation, and implement differentiated regulation to improve the adaptability of policies to heterogeneous groups.
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