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<p>Improving the agro-ecological environment is an important measure to maintain ecosystem stability, and the development of specialty agriculture provides a new approach to enhancing the agro-ecological environment. This study regards China’s Specialty Agricultural Product Advantage Zone (SAPAZ) policy as a quasi-natural experiment and employs staggered Difference-in-Differences (DID) to investigate how the development of specialty agriculture impacts the agro-ecological environment. Empirical results indicate that the specialty agriculture development led by SAPAZ significantly enhances the agro-ecological environment. This is mainly attributed to the fact that the specialty agriculture development promoted by SAPAZ has advanced the branding of specialty agricultural products and effectively improved the agro-ecological environment through institutional constraints and market incentive mechanisms. It is worth noting that the quasi-public good nature of specialty agricultural product branding may induce “free-riding” tendencies among farmers. However, the sense of shared responsibility and group supervision embedded in collectivist culture can strengthen the internal drive for branding development, thereby further enhancing the positive impact of specialty agriculture on the agro-ecological environment. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the positive impact of specialty agriculture development on the agro-ecological environment is more significant in low-altitude areas, high-income areas, and areas with high levels of transportation infrastructure construction. Furthermore, in areas initially experiencing a poor agro-ecological environment, the improvement resulting from specialty agriculture development is more significant, leading to a “Catch-up Effect” that effectively reduces regional disparities in the agro-ecological environment. These research findings offer important policy implications for the government to effectively maintain the stability of agricultural ecosystems and promote sustainable development.</p>

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Echoes of green: can the development of specialty agriculture improve agro-ecological environments?

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    2026年1月5日

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  • Peng Gao,
  • Hao Dai,
  • Xinhui Dai

摘要

Improving the agro-ecological environment is an important measure to maintain ecosystem stability, and the development of specialty agriculture provides a new approach to enhancing the agro-ecological environment. This study regards China’s Specialty Agricultural Product Advantage Zone (SAPAZ) policy as a quasi-natural experiment and employs staggered Difference-in-Differences (DID) to investigate how the development of specialty agriculture impacts the agro-ecological environment. Empirical results indicate that the specialty agriculture development led by SAPAZ significantly enhances the agro-ecological environment. This is mainly attributed to the fact that the specialty agriculture development promoted by SAPAZ has advanced the branding of specialty agricultural products and effectively improved the agro-ecological environment through institutional constraints and market incentive mechanisms. It is worth noting that the quasi-public good nature of specialty agricultural product branding may induce “free-riding” tendencies among farmers. However, the sense of shared responsibility and group supervision embedded in collectivist culture can strengthen the internal drive for branding development, thereby further enhancing the positive impact of specialty agriculture on the agro-ecological environment. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the positive impact of specialty agriculture development on the agro-ecological environment is more significant in low-altitude areas, high-income areas, and areas with high levels of transportation infrastructure construction. Furthermore, in areas initially experiencing a poor agro-ecological environment, the improvement resulting from specialty agriculture development is more significant, leading to a “Catch-up Effect” that effectively reduces regional disparities in the agro-ecological environment. These research findings offer important policy implications for the government to effectively maintain the stability of agricultural ecosystems and promote sustainable development.