Determinants of Sick and Dead Pig Waste Recycling—A Case Study of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Provinces in China
Improper handling of sick and dead pigs may seriously affect public health, socio-economic conditions, and eventually cause environmental pollution. However, effective promotion of sick and dead pig (SDP) waste recycling has become the prime focus of current rural governance. Therefore, the study ex...
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| author | Xu Ge Apurbo Sarkar Si Ruishi Md Ashfikur Rahman Jony Abdul Azim Shuxia Zhang Lu Qian |
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| description | Improper handling of sick and dead pigs may seriously affect public health, socio-economic conditions, and eventually cause environmental pollution. However, effective promotion of sick and dead pig (SDP) waste recycling has become the prime focus of current rural governance. Therefore, the study explores the impact of commitment, rewards, and punishments to capture the recycling behavior of farmers’ sick and dead pig waste management. The study employs factor analysis, the probit model, and the moderating effect model to craft the findings. The study’s empirical setup comprises the survey data collected from the Hebei, Shandong, and Henan provinces, representing the major pig-producing provinces in China. The study found that the commitment, reward, and punishment mechanisms are essential factors affecting the farmers’ decision-making on recycling sick and dead pig waste. The marginal effect analysis found that the reward and punishment mechanism is more effective than the farmers’ commitment. The study confirmed that in the recycling treatment of sick and dead pig waste, the farmers’ commitment and the government’s reward and punishment policy are the main factors that influence farmers to manage sick and dead pig waste properly. Therefore, the government should highlight the importance of effective waste management, and training facilities should also be extended firmly. The government should impose strict rules and regulations to restrict the irresponsible dumping of farm waste. Monitoring mechanisms should be put in place promptly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51616ad23c5f47aab8bbb749dd4dd2a82023-11-24T00:10:00ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-03-0112677510.3390/ani12060775Determinants of Sick and Dead Pig Waste Recycling—A Case Study of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Provinces in ChinaXu Ge0Apurbo Sarkar1Si Ruishi2Md Ashfikur Rahman3Jony Abdul Azim4Shuxia Zhang5Lu Qian6College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaSchool of Public Administration, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710018, ChinaDevelopment Studies Discipline, Social Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 751013, BangladeshSchool of International Education, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaImproper handling of sick and dead pigs may seriously affect public health, socio-economic conditions, and eventually cause environmental pollution. However, effective promotion of sick and dead pig (SDP) waste recycling has become the prime focus of current rural governance. Therefore, the study explores the impact of commitment, rewards, and punishments to capture the recycling behavior of farmers’ sick and dead pig waste management. The study employs factor analysis, the probit model, and the moderating effect model to craft the findings. The study’s empirical setup comprises the survey data collected from the Hebei, Shandong, and Henan provinces, representing the major pig-producing provinces in China. The study found that the commitment, reward, and punishment mechanisms are essential factors affecting the farmers’ decision-making on recycling sick and dead pig waste. The marginal effect analysis found that the reward and punishment mechanism is more effective than the farmers’ commitment. The study confirmed that in the recycling treatment of sick and dead pig waste, the farmers’ commitment and the government’s reward and punishment policy are the main factors that influence farmers to manage sick and dead pig waste properly. Therefore, the government should highlight the importance of effective waste management, and training facilities should also be extended firmly. The government should impose strict rules and regulations to restrict the irresponsible dumping of farm waste. Monitoring mechanisms should be put in place promptly.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/6/775personal commitmentreward and punishment mechanismfarmerswaste recycling behavior |
| spellingShingle | Xu Ge Apurbo Sarkar Si Ruishi Md Ashfikur Rahman Jony Abdul Azim Shuxia Zhang Lu Qian Determinants of Sick and Dead Pig Waste Recycling—A Case Study of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Provinces in China Animals personal commitment reward and punishment mechanism farmers waste recycling behavior |
| title | Determinants of Sick and Dead Pig Waste Recycling—A Case Study of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Provinces in China |
| title_full | Determinants of Sick and Dead Pig Waste Recycling—A Case Study of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Provinces in China |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of Sick and Dead Pig Waste Recycling—A Case Study of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Provinces in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of Sick and Dead Pig Waste Recycling—A Case Study of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Provinces in China |
| title_short | Determinants of Sick and Dead Pig Waste Recycling—A Case Study of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Provinces in China |
| title_sort | determinants of sick and dead pig waste recycling a case study of hebei shandong and henan provinces in china |
| topic | personal commitment reward and punishment mechanism farmers waste recycling behavior |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/6/775 |
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