家庭禀赋约束下农户作物秸秆能源化需求实证分析——湖北省的经验数据

Family Endowments Constrain Farmer Demand for Energy Utilization of Crop Straws

以湖北省农村地区的微观调查数据作为实证,探究家庭禀赋对农户作物秸秆能源化需求的影响。分析结果表明:①农户是否会对作物秸秆进行能源化利用是综合考虑家庭禀赋的理性选择,76.84%的农户具有较高的作物秸秆能源化需求;②家庭经济资本禀赋、家庭社会资本禀赋、家庭人力资本禀赋和家庭自然资本禀赋都是影响农户需求的关键因素,其中,家庭自然资本禀赋的部分效应需要通过其他家庭禀赋的作用才能生效;③加强农村信息化建设,着力推进以教育为核心的人力资本建设,减轻农户秸秆能源化利用中的负担,均有益于农户作物秸秆能源化需求的提高。

Economic and social development in rural areas has changed production and living conditions and increased the emis, sion of agricultural waste such as crop straws and husks, resulting in serious environmental pollution and waste. While farmer demand for energy utilization of crop straw is greatly affected by family endowments, there is a lack of empirical research in this field. Here, based on micro-survey data in rural areas of Suizhou and Xinzhou, Hubei province, a Probit model was used to explore tlhe effect of family endowments on farmer demand for energy utilization of crop straws. We find that farmer demand for the energy utilization of crop straw is a rational choice after considering their family endowments and more than three quarters （76.84%） of respondents have strong demand for the energy utilization of crop straw. There exists a significant gender difference in demand： male farmers have higher demand compared with female farmers. Family economic capital[ endowments, social capital endowments, human capital endowments and natural capital endowments are key factors affecting demand. Only through the intermediary role of other family endowments can part of the effect of natural capital endowments play a role. Strengthening rural informatization construction, enhancing human capital with an emphasis on rural education and reducing the energy utilization cost of crop straws will increase farmer demand.