[en] Scale-up intensive pig farming can increase profitability by economies of large scale, but it also exacerbates environmental pollution caused by the disordered discharge of manure and sewage. Manure & sewage management (MSM) is critical to mitigate environmental pressure and reuse livestock waste. However, the corresponding MSM measures adopted by pig farmers are multitudinous in reality, due to the diversity of MSM methods and heterogeneity of farmers' characteristics and behaviors. Thus, this study empirically categorized five typical MSM modes (i.e., traditional simple mode (TSM), mixed processing mode (MPM), semi-biogas mode (SBM), professional processing with simple utilization mode (PPSUM) and professional processing with full utilization mode (PPFUM)) by clustering analysis, based on the field data from 406 pig farms, and further discriminated farmers' heterogeneous characteristics on corresponding mode adoption. Results revealed that each mode was distinctive. The applicability of the corresponding mode was reflected in the synthesis deliberation, involving farming structure, land, farmers' characteristic and their subjective awareness. Farmers' education level and pro-environmental perception are significantly promoted to adopt technology-intensive MSM modes. Scale upgrading has a positive effect on mechanization adoption and diversified strategies application. Land as an unalterable objective factor restricted the extension of MSM modes based on field returning. Conclusions clarified typical MSM modes and provided references to individual pig farms on appropriate mode selection, further enhancing the efficiency of MSM and contributing to the sustainability of green development of pig farming in China.
Disciplines :
Business & economic sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Shi, Boyang ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre
Wang, Shu ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre
Jiao, Jian ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre
Yin, Changbin; Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China, Research Center for Agricultural Green Development in China, Beijing 100081, China. Electronic address: yinchangbin@caas.cn
Language :
English
Title :
Recognition on characteristics and applicability of typical modes for manure & sewage management in pig farming: A case study in Hebei, China.
Major Program of National Fund of Philosophy and Social Science of China National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences
Funding text :
This research was funded by Major Program of National Social Science Fund of China (18ZDA048), The authors would like to thank the pig farmers for their assistance in data collection.
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