Assessment of the effect of the reward policy for major grain-producing counties on county governments' incentives to support grain production
Counties are key regions for grain production in China, and it is essential to incentivize county governments to focus on grain production to ensure national food security. This study uses county-level data from 2000 to 2021 to assess the impact of the reward policy for major grain-producing countie...
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| description | Counties are key regions for grain production in China, and it is essential to incentivize county governments to focus on grain production to ensure national food security. This study uses county-level data from 2000 to 2021 to assess the impact of the reward policy for major grain-producing counties (RPMGC) on county governments' incentives to support grain production (CGISGP), employing a difference-in-differences approach. The results show that: (1) The implementation of RPMGC significantly increased CGISGP, and this result remains robust under parallel trend, placebo, and other robustness tests; (2) Further analysis reveals that the effect appeared in the first year after the policy's implementation and gradually diminished by the fifth year. The policy's impact is not sustained in the long term; (3) The effect was more pronounced in counties with high bonus distribution coefficients, large primary sectors, and significant financial pressure. It is necessary to promptly adjust and improve the RPMGC, accelerate horizontal grain interest compensation mechanisms, and enhance the endogenous motivation of grain-producing counties. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-12e0ee34391d48afbfd11660a92e3e312025-08-20T03:22:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2025-06-01910.3389/fsufs.2025.16005731600573Assessment of the effect of the reward policy for major grain-producing counties on county governments' incentives to support grain productionXuezhen Ba0Xizhao Wang1Xi Luo2Yu Zhong3Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaInstitute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, ChinaInstitute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCounties are key regions for grain production in China, and it is essential to incentivize county governments to focus on grain production to ensure national food security. This study uses county-level data from 2000 to 2021 to assess the impact of the reward policy for major grain-producing counties (RPMGC) on county governments' incentives to support grain production (CGISGP), employing a difference-in-differences approach. The results show that: (1) The implementation of RPMGC significantly increased CGISGP, and this result remains robust under parallel trend, placebo, and other robustness tests; (2) Further analysis reveals that the effect appeared in the first year after the policy's implementation and gradually diminished by the fifth year. The policy's impact is not sustained in the long term; (3) The effect was more pronounced in counties with high bonus distribution coefficients, large primary sectors, and significant financial pressure. It is necessary to promptly adjust and improve the RPMGC, accelerate horizontal grain interest compensation mechanisms, and enhance the endogenous motivation of grain-producing counties.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1600573/fullRPMGCCGISGPfood securitytransfer paymentspolicy |
| spellingShingle | Xuezhen Ba Xizhao Wang Xi Luo Yu Zhong Assessment of the effect of the reward policy for major grain-producing counties on county governments' incentives to support grain production Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems RPMGC CGISGP food security transfer payments policy |
| title | Assessment of the effect of the reward policy for major grain-producing counties on county governments' incentives to support grain production |
| title_full | Assessment of the effect of the reward policy for major grain-producing counties on county governments' incentives to support grain production |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the effect of the reward policy for major grain-producing counties on county governments' incentives to support grain production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the effect of the reward policy for major grain-producing counties on county governments' incentives to support grain production |
| title_short | Assessment of the effect of the reward policy for major grain-producing counties on county governments' incentives to support grain production |
| title_sort | assessment of the effect of the reward policy for major grain producing counties on county governments incentives to support grain production |
| topic | RPMGC CGISGP food security transfer payments policy |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1600573/full |
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