The Impact of Agricultural Insurance on Farmers’ Enthusiasm for Sugarcane Production: Evidence from Guangxi, China

Improving farmers’ enthusiasm for sugarcane production is of significance maintaining the stability cultivation, as well ensuring sustainability and security national sugar supply. Based on rural household survey data from five major producing counties in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 2018, this paper analyzes impact agricultural insurance to grow using Probit, IV-Probit, 2SLS methods, examines problem heterogeneity due differences degree part-time occupation, mechanisms affecting through income effect substitution pathways. The findings study are follows: first, participation significantly increases production; second, heterogeneous depending farming, intensity decreases farming increases; finally, effects such increased farm expectations one hand, positively influences competitive crop at both non-farm levels other. these findings, policy measures proposed paper, including increasing level coverage, improving pricing strategy sugarcane, accelerating mechanization entire process.