Can Integration of Agriculture and Tourism Promote Rural Green Development?—Empirical Evidence from 152 Cities in China

Based on theoretical analysis of the connotations and influencing factors rural green development, this paper systematically explains its promotion mechanisms, heterogeneity, transmission effects integration agriculture tourism (hereinafter referred to as IAT) development; constructs measures development indicators IAT based three dimensions factors, performance, structure; comprehensive production, life, ecology; takes panel data 152 prefecture-level cities with agricultural leisure demonstration counties from 2010 2019 samples for empirical testing. Results show that (1) has a significant positive effect endogenous tests instrumental variables robustness above conclusion is valid; (2) heterogeneity shows plays more role in promoting high-human-capital areas, central western regions, non-major grain-producing areas; (3) labor structure, capital input, technological progress can play transmitting through IAT. At end, puts forward some countermeasures promote by implementation quality projects strategy IAT, “tailor-made” support policy advantages resource endowment improvement mechanisms progress.