The Effect Of Agricultural Insurance On Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity

Since the reform and opening-up,the agricultural productivity has developed rapidly,providing the foundation guarantee for the normal operation of all fields in our country,and providing solid guarantee for the all-round well-off of the country.However,behind these remarkable achievements,there are also problems of resource abuse and environmental pollution.Under the national strategy of rural revitalization and "carbon neutrality and peak carbon emissions," the construction of green ecological agriculture is the key to the highquality development of China’s national economy.Due to the weak quality,high risk,and high pollution characteristics of agricultural production,the support from all aspects of the country is indispensable for achieving green production in agriculture.Agricultural insurance is a guarantee tool that promotes highquality development of agriculture.Agricultural insurance can not only reduce losses in agricultural production,but also help optimize the agricultural industrial structure,improve the production methods of agricultural practitioners,rationally invest in production factors,increase awareness of green development in agriculture,and promote the adoption of sustainable production technologies.Therefore,studying the impact and influencing mechanism of agricultural insurance on green total factor productivity(GTFP)in agriculture will provide a theoretical basis for China’s agricultural green transformation and accelerate the high-quality development of agriculture.This paper firstly compares the relevant research results on agricultural insurance and agricultural GTFP at home and abroad,and then elaborates the concepts of agricultural insurance and agricultural GTFP.Then,based on the theory of sustainable development,the theory of economy of scale and the theory of agricultural risk management,and discusses and analyzes the influence mechanism and path of action of agricultural insurance affecting agricultural GTFP.This is followed by an empirical analysis of the spatial and temporal trends of agricultural GTFP in China during 2010-2019,and the impact of agricultural insurance on agricultural GTFP.First,the input and output index system of agricultural GTFP is established,and labor,land,fertilizer,and mechanical power are selected as input variables based on the reference of relevant literature,the total agricultural output value after excluding price changes as the desired output,and carbon emissions in agricultural production as the non-desired output,and the SBM model and GML index method are applied to 30 provinces,cities(autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government)in China to The results of the green productivity level and its decomposition indicators are discussed and analyzed from the overall,time and regional perspectives.Furthermore,a panel fixed-effects model is applied to examine the impact of agricultural insurance on agricultural GTFP and its path.Finally,combining with the previous analysis,we conclude that(1)agricultural insurance can promote the improvement of agricultural GTFP in China,and it is mainly due to the promotion of green technological progress level by agricultural insurance(2)the promotion effect of agricultural insurance is somewhat different among different regions,and the effect of agricultural insurance on agricultural GTFP in China’s eastern and western regions,main grain marketing areas and balanced production and marketing areas is significantly positive,while the effect on There is no significant effect on the central region and the main grain producing region.(3)Agricultural insurance can improve agricultural GTFP by reducing the use of chemical fertilizers,the area affected by disasters,and increasing the income of agricultural workers and human capital in agricultural production.Agricultural insurance premium subsidies,agricultural insurance and related knowledge publicity should be further strengthened to increase the coverage of agricultural insurance.To further promote the improvement of agricultural GTFP,we should optimize the difference of agricultural insurance subsidies between regions,encourage insurance companies to innovate agricultural insurance and related services,educate agricultural practitioners about green production,and improve the level of prevention and control of agricultural disaster risk.