Evolutionary Game Analysis of Standardized Production of Agricultural Products Embedded in Blockchain

Table 1

Model parameter setting.

Parameter meaning	Symbolicrepresentation
Normal returns for agricultural producers	W
Costs required for the production of traditional agricultural products	C1
Costs required for standardized production of agricultural products embedded in blockchain	C2
The proportion of violations of traditional agricultural production detected by government sampling or by consumers	K1
The proportion of violations of standardized production of agricultural products embedded in blockchain detected by government sampling or by consumers	K2
Government penalizes agricultural producers with fines for production violations	R
The severity of punishment imposed by the government on agricultural products’ producers for violations of production	P
Input cost of strict government regulation	C3
Input cost of loose government regulation	C4
Fixed income earned from government regulation	S
Social welfare when government regulation is strict	F1
Punishment by higher-level governments when the government is loose regulation	F2
Fixed costs for consumers to purchase traditional agricultural production	C5
Fixed costs for consumers to purchase standardized agricultural products embedded in blockchain	C6
Cost to consumers to prosecute produce producers and government	C7
Proceeds received by consumers for reporting offending produce to the government	Q1
The benefits gained by consumers who report to higher-level governments for the current loose government regulation	Q2