Impact of digital technology on herders' grassland leasing-in decisions in Inner Mongolia, China.

ABSTRACT: Against the backdrop of grassland ecological degradation, grassland transfer has become a crucial pathway for optimizing livestock resource allocation and promoting sustainable pastoral development. Based on survey data from 383 herder households in the farming-pastoral ecotone of Inner Mongolia, China, this study applies Heckman models, mediation models, and moderation models to examine the impact of digital technology on herders' grassland leasing-in decisions and the underlying mechanisms. The results indicate that digital technology significantly increases both the probability and the scale of grassland leasing-in among herders. Moreover, digital technology indirectly promotes grassland leasing-in by enhancing scale efficiency. Notably, strong social networks weaken the facilitating ro

SUBMITTER: Xue C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12419633 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature